Corvair Forum

Thanks Brad. The 150 turbo has an even narrower torque band than I expected. I'd definitely want a V8!

Chris, that's interesting. I'd read it was rated at 232 @ 3,200 RPM. But, that was back when manufacturers were publishing flywheel numbers. Allowing for the typical 15% drivetrain loss, that would equate to about 197 ft/lbs at the wheels. Not sure what the Corvair motor's curve looks like but turbo...

Thanks Brad! That is very much along the lines of what I was thinking. And it's good to know a G body frame has been used by at least a few. I need to read up on what suspension improvements are available for G bodies now. It's also pretty interesting how well the F body firewall & floorboard pa...

I doubt that it is possible to perform such a conversion and still attain all of your goals. That's what I was concluding about the "normal" approaches; was hoping there were some "out of the box" approaches that some folks have done. Good handling would be reduced with a heavy ...

Wow, 50 views over a couple of days, but no replies... was it something I said?

Hi All - I'm considering doing a V8 (or other motor) swap on a Vair. I'm "new" to Corvairs, but not to engine swaps or unibodies. I have an MGB that I did a Ford 302/T5/IRS swap on; you can see what I did here... http://www.britishv8.org/MG/RobFicalora.htm That car is a bunch of fun, but I...