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I suppose so. :)

My initial question was actually how realistic it was to race an unusually prepped Corvair; if it was actually possible to class such a thing.

We got a little sidetracked. :)

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I don't like how this shifter is always under my right knee. Have others experienced this and come up with solutions? Bend the shift lever? Smaller steering wheel?

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Any recommendations for rod bearing break-in?

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Power = heat makes perfect sense. Something like 80% of the power that an IC engine makes is actually just wasted as heat. Put more power to the ground, make more heat. Fair enough. Misting is an option but not one I've seen on an air cooled engine; I've seen misters and foggers in front of the radi...

What about with intercooling and a big external oil cooler. Air cooled Porsche do it, though admittedly with a more sophisticated oiling system.

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I see videos of people road racing V8 Corvairs now and again. I'm not sure what road race classes those cars might fit into. What about a somewhat highly modified turbo corvair? Like something triported with port fuel injection and electronic fuel injection? Autocross is good for cars like this. You...

Nevermind, some idiot installed the linkage on the transmission bell crank the wrong way. Wonder who that was... [emoji85] Sent from my SM-G900V using Corvair Forum mobile app LoL! At least you figured it our quick. Right! Do'h! Back to rod bearings: The #1 rod journal (crank still in car) measures...

Awesome! Stay "cool" Scott!

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I always parked my turbo in the AZ summers. I didn't have a working head temp gauge though. But honestly, with such an old engine, and feeding it a hot intake charge, and with AZ's 110 F+ summer temps, it's just not worth the wear and tear on the engine or the risk of overheating and catastrophic fa...

Is the oil foamy or just foam collecting inside the vent? I used to get a little foam at the top of the filler neck of rotary motors when I liven in Oregon. It was humid and chilly so the foam was caused by condensate inside the tube. It wasn't generally dangerous to the engine and not an indicator ...

The swap is easy in a car. Not sure about in a van. I was able to just drain the oil, lower the back of the engine, remove the rear motor mount bracket and go for it. Did the whole swap with the motor sitting on a jack with some wood cribbing to prevent damage to the oil pan. Sent from my SM-G900V u...

Hi, John. I can't say at this point that you missed out on much. The car has been a bit of a mess. Not unmanageable but not the sweet deal I was hoping for. So I found a bad bearing in #1. My hope right now is that the crank is still good. I won't have more time till Wednesday or later though. Furth...

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160822/ac338854b4e3e1c1c7165c4923f7fed1.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160822/69eecf89540d239eac2f89e6ba559a03.jpg I suppose it may be difficult to tell the condition of the bearing from the picture but this is the first one. It seems like maybe there's a li...

Glad to see you are making progress. Yes the Flamethrower coils have had an on and off quality problem for a while now. For a non turbo engine I've had good luck with the BWD E30 coil. Same primary impedance as the stock coil. I don't recommend the BWD E30P as it's a new "budget" coil wit...

And... this motor has a bad rod bearing. I guess I'm about done with used motors. The oil looked too sparkly when I changed it last and the motor was making a faint ticking noise the last couple times I drive the car. The ticking would get louder or go away completely depending on throttle input. Al...

That filler looks cool, man!

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