"Your car, being lighter and more aerodynamic than the Corvair, will not have as much power as the corvair under most conditions..." Fraid thats probably not...
while it's true that a turbo depends on load to make hp their are a lot of things that can be done to a corvair turbo. if you take a early exhaust wheel and...
I seem to remember a water injection system from Crown to be used with increased turbo pressures to keep pre-detonation down. Wayne ... early ... you ... 15...
I remember that rear axle ratio played a part in turbo boost. The two most popular Corvair rear axle ratios were 3.27:1 and 3.55:1 with a few 3.89:1 axles...
I have a book on turbo charging small engines. Bill ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : [loflyin40] Re: 150 hp corvair engine Date : Sat, 05...
Mike, if in the process of junking your extra Corvair parts, I would like to request one part that I suspect will not be needed - the 5/8 X 18 ferrule nut that...
Looks like a shop took interest in restoring an avenger. Paint job looks pretty nice. Item == 320111910334 If you look closely there are no windshield wipers...
1/25 scale Avenger... The last one went for under $30, here is another one... _http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:71 ...
I can't make it to carlisle this year. I would have really liked to go. I was planning to drive my avenger down there, but had to go over the engine, which did...
Mike, if you don't have the very inexpensive tool for checking the crank end play, you really should buy one. I never spent the money for a dial indicator,...
Yesterday I bought my license plate for the Avenger - thanks to some help from those on this forum!! Drove the car further than just a quick run down the...
Hey John, Congratulations! Now where are the pictures? As for the alt problem, here's a diagram that is for the basic internally regulated alternator: ...
The Avenger / Valkyrie Registery took 3rd place in the Club Challenge for the Kit Car division. The Registery had the 3rd highest number of registered cars....
Thanks, again, Mike. Presently the set up I have is the alternator with external regulator. Wiring of that circuit is pretty straight forward as the color...
Thanks, Wayne (and Debbie Char) for getting the news out!!!! Let's keep in closer touch now! Ben and Barbara Absentia. We will set up a shopping tour for those...
It is no surprise we won an award. We have a good group. It doesn't matter how many cars show up because there is always good conversation and photos. I only...
I had trouble posting a pic of the plaque last night but I got it uploaded this morning. It is in the 2007 Carlisle folder. Wayne ... his ... don't ... the ......
Hello John I have owned a repair shop for over 20 years; in that time I have found 4 alternators that produce proper regulated charging voltage, but have a...
Thanks, Michael for that information. I have not yet had the time to try the normal voltmeter tests but will do that Wednesday as I am taking a day off from...
Hey John, Thanks for the response. I think the oil is coming from the oil cooler. I had a chance to look at it tonight and noticed there was oil near the top...
Mike, the VW engine oil cooler has two (2) seals between the cooler body and the engine case. You can over torque the bolts holding the cooler and distort...
In some cities, and maybe online, there are speedometer shops. These guys can make up custom cables of any length to adapt speedometers to cars they were not...
... dually diesel ... ability ... quickly. Ask ... displaced approx ... They ... All of that, is of course true. However, you are talking about purpose built...
