<VV> The 3 Greatest Corvair Improvements

[Ron]

What's the object of a quick change bearing when it only needs doing every 
ten or twenty years?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
To: "corvairs" <lonwall at corvairunderground.com>
Cc: "Virtualvairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 11:40 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> The 3 Greatest Corvair Improvements


> Orville Eison's Quick Change Blower Bearing. Clark's sells the American
> Pi/Ray Sedman design variation that they call a cartridge bearing.
>
> -Mark C
>
> corvairs wrote:
>>
>> Since we're playing games how about this one -
>>
>> What are the greatest Corvair improvements? I have 3.
>> 1)Viton O rings
>> 2) Pertronix electronic Ignition
>> 3) Bolted flywheels (also Palmer hot riveted flywheels)
>>
>> What would you add to the list?
>> The rules -
>>
>> The impovement MUST solve a recognized Corvair problem. That's why, for
>> example, radial tires (often on this list) doesn't count. While they
>> make the Corvair handle better, the Corvair did not have a handling
>> problem prior to thier acceptance. This also rules out synthetic oil
>> (sorry Amsoil pushers) because the use of regular motor oil is NOT a
>> Corvair problem.
>>
>> The improvement MUST fix a general problem common in both earlies and
>> lates. So magnesium blower fans and alternator charging systems, while
>> critical improvements to early model Corvairs wouldn't count.
>>
>> The improvement must be aftermarket - Taking the 2 examples just
>> mentioned, those were upgrades provided by the factory on subsequent 
>> years.
>>
>> Rule #4, is the most important. You cannot spend the next 2 weeks and
>> 400 posts arguing about the rules.
>>
>> I can defend my choice of 3
>>
>> I'm curious if I've left something off my list?
>>
>> Lon
>> www.corvairunderground.com
>>
>
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