[V8Vairs] 4.56:1 diff explained

[GnKHOFFMAN at aol.com]

Paul:

I am thinking the car will do great.  I like the high winding engines  
myself; the 327 that was in the last Crown car I bought gave its all for  
driver's school last April (Rocky Mountain Vintage Racing), so I had another 327  
built (with some extra features that should make it live  better on a road  
course).
 
Bottom line is that you can't go wrong which every way you decide to  go.
 
Can't wait to hear how the car does this weekend.  Thanks for  sharing.

Gary
 
In a message dated 9/27/2010 8:11:52 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
paulsiano at yahoo.com writes:

Honestly  I think he likes it too.  In the 70s he built a Fiberfab Valkyrie 
which I  think is a
V-8 with a Corvair trans-axle.  Maybe others who are  familiar with it can 
say for sure.  He wrote an article, his first, for  Car & Driver a year 
after I began my Crown conversion.  He is  going to send a copy of that article.

The second test I view with  some trepidation.  He drove the car nearly to 
its limits the first  time and now he wants to take it another 1,000 + rpms 
on Sunday.  The  block is aluminum and was cast in 1959.  I've been told the 
block is  worth more than the rest of the car.  It should probably be in 
the  Corvette Museum some other place like it.  I talked to them about it and  
they would be happy for me to donate it but they can't afford to buy it  
and I can't afford to give it to them.  They did talk about the  possibility 
of getting a production engine and making a trade but I was unsure  about 
doing so.  That conversation took place years ago.  Currently  I'm seriously 
thinking about installing an aluminum Chevy 350.   Theoretically the block 
would be sold to a good home and I would come out  ahead financially. If Don 
puts a rod through it on Sunday, its a new ball  game.  I do think the 283 is 
a nice match for the trans-axle...not too  much torque and
strong enough for me at this stage of  life.

Paul