<VV> 5 speed transmission

[Dave Keillor]

A 4-speed is fine with me.  A close ratio 5-speed would be a bit better for
curvy, back road driving, but not worth the cost and fabrication (to me).
I usually drive 75-80 on the interstate (4,000 rpm at 80, 3.55 diff
gearing).  I've installed a lot of sound deadening, so noise isn't a major
issue.  My wife and I can have a normal conversation with the windows down
at 80.  Interestingly, my wife's Miata with 5-speed runs the same rpm in
5th as the Corvair in 4th.

Dave Keillor


On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 11:34 AM Cliff Tibbitts via VirtualVairs <
virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:

> Chuck Sadek and Jim Simpson have both made good points regarding the use of
> a Subaru or any other transmission in a Corvair.  I thought all along it
> was rather impractical in the long run, but fun to think about.  As I
> mentioned earlier, I am sticking with the 3.55 I have now.  I don't like
> driving at 70 -75 MPH and running 3500-3750 RPM but I don't do it that
> often.  As for the gas mileage, as someone who typically puts 8000 miles a
> year on my Corvair, I still don't think the savings would warrant all the
> cost and effort to convert anyway.
>
> I just thought it was an interesting topic and it did generate quite a bit
> of interest.
>
> Cliff Tibbitts
> cliff at tibweb.com
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