<VV> Turbo Question NO CORVAIR LONG

[Norman C. Witte]

If you want to read up on the Olds Jetfire turbo, try here:

  http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofjet.htm#JF%20Production

Norm Witte


-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Sethracer at aol.com
Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 2:21 PM
To: westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Turbo Question

 
In a message dated 5/19/2005 11:01:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time,  
westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca writes:

It was  the first SUCCESSFUL production turbo.  The Olds Jetfire came off
the
line about a month earlier, but was a dismal failure, with GM  eventually
offering the replace the troublesome turbo with a  V8.

Regards,
Joel



Actually the Jetfires were already a V8. They just put a 4-barrel on  in 
place of the turbo set-up, If the customer demanded it. (So I have heard) -
Seth
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