WC: <VV> Turbos and 3.27 gearing

[corvair at mts.net]

I had a great time taking my Spyder to the west coast and back. The twisties north of Whistler were exceptionally amusing!

Les

> 
> From: "Bob Gilbert" <bgilbert at redshift.bc.ca>
> Date: 2006/06/19 Mon PM 03:04:24 CDT
> To: <corvair at mts.net>,  <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> CC: <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca>,  <corvairs at cybrus.net>
> Subject: RE: WC: <VV> Turbos and 3.27 gearing
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>  From the Western Canada Corsa list server at corvairs at cybrus.net
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Speaking of which I'm taking my 66 180 on it's first real trip in a few days
> as we move about 300 km away - over one of the bigger passes in the Canadian
> Rockies so I'm hoping to experience that "turbo rush" for the first time
> myself!
> Bob
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of corvair at mts.net
> Sent: June 19, 2006 1:30 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Cc: westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca
> Subject: RE: <VV> Turbos and 3.27 gearing
> 
> I found that you ran out of first gear pretty quickly already. An even lower
> first wouldn't have been that useful - especially on a turbo where you want
> to stay in a single gear with the engine under load as long as possible, to
> get that oversized turbo spinning.....
> 
> Les
> corvair at mts.net
> ==================
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 10:35:08 -0700
> From: Western Canada CORSA <westerncanadacorsa at shaw.ca>
> Subject: RE: <VV> Turbos and 3.27 gearing
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Cc: iamrgh at charter.net
> Message-ID: <000c01c693c6$b62e4090$6401a8c0 at MAINCOMPUTER>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> 
> Wouldn't combining the 3.27's with a '61FC tranny and it's stump puller
> first gear be a good solution as well?
> 
> Regards,
> Joel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of corvair at mts.net
> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2006 10:30 AM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Cc: iamrgh at charter.net
> Subject: <VV> Turbos and 3.27 gearing
> 
> 
> I had 3.27 in my '63 Spyder coupe (145ci). No problems whatsoever and decent
> highway mileage was a bonus (28mpg Canadian).
> 
> Les
> corvair at mts.net
>  _______________________________________________
> This message was sent by the VirtualVairs mailing list, all copyrights are
> the property
> of the writer, please attribute properly. For help,
> mailto:vv-help at corvair.org
> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America,
> http://www.corvair.org/
> Post messages to: VirtualVairs at corvair.org
> Change your options: http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/options/virtualvairs 
>  _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> All messages posted to this mailing list are the responsibility of
> the author.  www.Cybrus.net assumes no responsiblity for content.
> The WCC mailing list server is sponsored courtesy of www.Cybrus.net,
> a division of Optrics Inc.  Your financial support is important.
> For list instructions such as how to unsubscribe, send an email to
> imailsrv at cybrus.net with Help Corvairs as the body of your message.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
>