[V8Vairs] water cooled in the rear

[The13Bats at aol.com]

Right on, 
Just sticking a vair engine in a bug kit is no big deal , reverse the ring  
gear or the engine get the adapter and you have it,
I owned a VW kit with a Buick v6 on the bug tranny problem is when you  place 
a high torque engine on the VW tranny you take off in 2nd as 1st is too  low
 
I want that powerglide and I have to have rear engine,
lets take it the next step, I'm here to learn, is there any engine v 6  
preferred that will bolt right to the auto vair tranny? 
If not will a custom adapter be needed or would Kennendy sell such an  
adapter?
Seems the buick v6 is a great engine but could be others , is there a list  
of engine that are built reverse rotation?
Besides cam and dizzy gears and a special starter really what else do you  
have to change?
 
Many thanks
P.
 
 
In a message dated 11/4/2007 1:25:37 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
Sethracer at aol.com writes:

There  were a couple of famous Laser 917 cars built with Corvair motors,   
although neither had a PG in it. The Movie "Herbie goes to Monte Carlo" a  
Disney  
movie of the 70's, had a pair of them. Both were powered by  140HP Corvairs 
with  4-barrels installed. The bad guy, Eric Braeden  drove one. (The other 
was a  
spare.) Look for a quick flash of a  Yenko Stinger in the "qualifying" 
session.  (Hey, the Check cleared!)  Anyway, there are a number of motors 
that can be  
reverse rotated to  attach to a Corvair Transaxle going the original 
direction.  Chevy V6  motors and V8 motors were available, as you noted, for 
Marine Use 
to   drive counter-rotating Propellers. There are a lot of parts that need to 
 
be  swapped. - Seth Emerson


 



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