<VV> Re: Ad - Turbo question?

[Eric S. Eberhard]

Hmmm -- our speed limit here is 75mph, so people 
travel at 80 routinely.  Our Monza wagon (102 hp 
4 speed) will make that speed if conditions are 
good (not too steep).  The Monza sedan (Judson 
supercharged 102 hp with PG) will make 90 but is 
really struggling after 80 -- I believe this has 
more to do with the PG than the engine.  The 
Spyder Convertible will do 95 and still be 
pulling -- fear keeps me from going any 
faster.  The sedan and Spyder will maintain their 
speeds up reasonable hills.  25 years ago I had a 
Corsa 180 coupe that I got up to about 110.  I 
suspect the Spyder will do that as well.

I don't like any of the Corvairs all that well at 
speeds over 65 -- brakes and steering and air 
bags are not what they are on a modern car.  They 
have all made occasional 120 mile trips, the 
Spyder and Judson sedan can cruise all day in 
that 75-80mph range, the wagon is 10mph slower over long distances.

All of my speeds are fairly accurate in that I 
know what the true speed is on each given the 
spedo reading (I check them against our 
Landcruiser).  I suspect a 4 speed with the Judson would also do 110.

I, too, am curious not only what speeds are 
achievable by most people, but also what people are comfortable with (and why).

At 07:07 AM 1/6/2006, you wrote:
>Hi folks,
>I have encouraged and received a few phone calls regarding my ad on Ebay.  I
>received a call last night from a gentleman who called from Lexus of
>Highland Park (IL) and questioned the speed of my Spyder.  I mention in the
>ad that top speed seems to be "around 55mph."  As a practical matter, it is
>rarely driven on a highway, and because the odometer/speedometer does not
>appear to be accurate, I usually guess at the speed of the car.  For every
>day driving, my neighborhood and local business roads are with posted speed
>of 25-45 mph, and I don't have any problem keeping up with any nearby cars.
>On the local highway, people travel way faster than speed limit, and I
>confess that I am not comfortable taking an old car up to top limit.  When
>driving at my fastest speeds, the speedo needle is hovering around 55-60,
>but I'm disclosing that the reading is not accurate - in fact, I may be
>going faster.  However, the caller is of the impression that a "properly
>restored" turbo should be able to go "80-90" mph.
>Despite the fact that I have had the turbo rebuilt and the car worked on
>over the years, I can not ever recall the car having that kind of speed.
>It's very likely that the local mechanics, not expert in Corvair rebuilding,
>did the best they could and the car is still not up to its potential.  I
>usually don't go that fast in our Volvo turbo, or my Mercedes AMG55 turbo.
>I want to be honest and accurate.  Should the car be able to travel at that
>high a speed, or is the caller misinformed?
>Thanks
>Joel
>
>
>
> > From: <virtualvairs-request at corvair.org>
> > Reply-To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Date: Thu,  5 Jan 2006 11:09:43 -0500 (EST)
> > To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Subject: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 12, Issue 25
> >
> > Message: 4
> > Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2006 08:49:21 -0500
> > From: "Joel S. Garblik" <jgarblik at comcast.net>
> > Subject: <VV> Spyder convertible on Ebay
> > To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Message-ID: <BFE28E11.5447%jgarblik at comcast.net>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
> >
> > Hi all,
> > For several years I had debated putting the car up for sale and always
> > backed out at the last minute with seller¹s regret.  With some final
> > resolve, I did get it listed on Ebay yesterday:
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4602342167
> >
> > As a quick historical note, I purchased the Spyder from another member of
> > Virtual Vairs over 8 years ago.  Some of the 
> long timers on this forum might
> > remember some of the early dialog regarding 
> the ³sweet Purple Spyder² by one
> > of our knowledgeable and helpful members.  Thanks to good email
> > communication, and then follow-up telephone calls, we had a successful
> > transaction and I obtained one heck of a car.  It was my goal to take it to
> > the next level, and as the ad will describe, I spent time and money on it
> > over the years.
> >
> > Last year I put a blurb on this forum 
> regarding my putting it up for sale as
> > I wanted to intrigue fellow Corvair lovers first, and I did get a several
> > private email replies.   Please feel free to contact me privately for any
> > further information.   Happy New Year to you all
> >
> > Joel
>
>
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