<VV> Re: (VV) Ethanol?

[James Dallas]

Ed, I was referring to the Indy Car Engines.  If you was to try and drive 
away by just releasing the clutch in an Indy car you will kill the engine 
every time.  This is the biggest reason they stall on pit road.  Not enough 
RPM when the clutch is released.  They are not designed for low RPM use.  I 
used to have a corvair engine in a midget, same thing the engine was 
designed to operate at 6500 to 7000 RPM.  The same with the car you just 
mentioned.  It would lay rubber from a standing start.  What RPM was it when 
you dumped the clutch?  Try the same thing from idle with the clutch already 
released and it's not going to like it one bit.

Jim Dallas
MCCA
CORSA

>From: CorvairEd at aol.com
>To: bec176 at msn.com, VirtualVairs at corvair.org
>Subject: Re: <VV> Re: (VV) Ethanol?
>Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:17:12 EDT
>
>  bec176 at msn.com writes:
>Yes, a lot of High RPM Horsepower, but virtually no low RPM torque.
>
>Jim Dallas
>MCCA
>CORSA
>
>Sorry Jim, but you are wrong on this.  I built a Corvair engine to run on
>alcohol with 14 to 1 compression and enriched carbs and that sucker would 
>lay
>rubber from a dead stop.  Thats low speed power/torque.
>
>Ed Corson (CORSA member)
>Inland Empire Corvair Club