Yeah, but it would not be a Vanagon anymore. It would be a Cornagon. Or a Vanair. But, as long as you pass a Vanabaru it's OK! Chris, P.S. It's always Friday in Chris' world. -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of Jay L Snyder Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 12:45 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
The beauty of the Corvair conversion (at least in the buses) was that you used the entire Corvair drivetrain. I have seen V-8s run through these transaxles. They were made for Corvair trucks until '65. Then they beefed them up even more in '66 using off the shelf GM tranny parts. If I had an air-cooled Vanagon, it would be Corvair powered!
Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com> on 05/16/2001 01:20:55 PM Please respond to Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM cc: (bcc: Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont) Subject: Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)
'80 Westy Pokey wrote: > > The Brooklands Volkswagen Bus-Camper-Van Performance Portfolio 1968-1979 has an article that originally appeared in the February 1973 issue of "PV4". That details several engine swaps for the bay window bus. There are a ton of engine swap possibilities but the Corvair and 914 engines wouldn't require radiator work. Keep in mind that the Corvair crank turns in the wrong direction, so that little fact has to be dealt with. Unless you like having four reverse gears and one forward! Larry |
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