[V8Vairs] torovair

[mike & bev mann]

a friend of mine is building a 1951-52 studabaker with a s-10 chassis, 500
cuin cad with 2 very large turbos (1000-1200hp) for his street car. should
be interesting as the turbos are going to increase the torque by a bunch
and it's torque that you feel not horsepower-mike mann


On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 1:26 PM, <moonpie8n at comcast.net> wrote:

>   I  am  really  interested  to  see  how  the "CADDY"  does.... Many
> years  ago  Mondello [some  of  you "old  Timers" will  know  who  he  is
> ], did  a  lot  of  developement  on  this  engine [coz  it  was  so  cost
> effective] .  IF  I  remember  correctly, it  was  done  at  5400 , but ,
> made "TONS "  of  torque. ALSO , there  was  an  article  in "Hot
> Rod" ,or"Popular  Hot  Rodding"  called ," 11 sec.  for  1200$" [something
> like  that]. They  took  a '70s  Chevy  Nova, and  put  a  junkyard  500
> cu. in.  "Caddy"  in  it. With  some 'Tune-UP", ... it  went  in  the  low
> 11s.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mainlymuscle at telus.net
> To: v8vairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 2:15:21 PM
> Subject: [V8Vairs] torovair
>
> I bought the equivelant to this  car as a result of it being mentioned on
> this site in May of 2012.I think your headline was "not your average
> Corvair".Anyway,I have mentioned it here before and ,YES RICK I will join
> and post pics.I paid $5k and mine has the 500 Eldorado set up,and came
> complete with cage just like this yellow one.It ran 13.2 @about 100 mph in
> "as delivered condition".Many thousands later,I expect to be on the cusp of
> the 10's this year.I race a low 10 car now,so I know what it takes.Look for
> much more on the "Corvarado in 2014.
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