Date:         Sat, 14 Sep 2002 21:30:55 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@STONEBOW.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject:      Re: Comments on Splittie (hp... Corvair)
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>>What flat-6 is only 110hp? Corvair?
>
>Yep. Realistically that's more like 98 HP as the Corvair figures were from
>an engine with a fan, etc.
>
>The Corvair guys are building very reliable engines in the 150 HP range
>with modern fuel injection and minor things like exhaust and head massaging.

They'd need a LOT of that. My Corvair engine's exhaust ports were too
small to fit a finger right into!

>Not a popular engine some folks but not worse than the aircooled VW engines.

 From all I hear they are pretty reliable. APART from that idiot
fanbelt run! I suggest a bevel drive there to stop it throwing belts
and cooking the lump.
--
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut