<VV> Corvair Drag Racing (2nd Attempt)

[Bruce Schug]

On Aug 5, 2008, at 9:31 PM, "" <asuter at buckeye-express.com> <asuter at buckeye-express.com 
 > wrote:

>
> I had a thought... (scary, I know)
> After reading some interesting articles online and in an issue of  
> Hot Rod Magazine about Volkswagen Bug drag racers, it occurred to me  
> that I'd never seen a 'Vair making anywhere near the power that  
> these VW guys are. There are videos all over YouTube, too. This  
> stuff is crazy! 500, 600, 700 horsepower from 2600cc (and smaller)  
> fours!
> What gives? They're working with powertrains eerily similar to ours  
> and they're down 2 cylinders, you know? Some of these fellas are  
> doing with a stock crankcase, even (and they're surviving!). Is it  
> our lack of aftermarket support that hinders us? Granted, these guys  
> are playing with lighter cars, but shouldn't we be able to hang with  
> them? Or is it just that nobody is trying it yet?
>

There are Corvairs making that kind of horsepower. I think they're  
mostly out running sand drags in California. Build a 3.1, fuel-inject  
it, hog out and flow the ports, put in a huge bump stick, then put a  
big turbo on it and bolt it to a dyno. You'll see how much horsepower  
you can make with a Corvair. I think you might touch a thousand for a  
moment, but don't sniff what's in the fuel tank. Then see if you have  
any money left!




Bruce

Bruce W. Schug
Treasurer & Membership Chairman
CORSA South Carolina
Greenville, SC
Stock Corvair Group
Performance Corvair Group
bwschug at charter.net

CORSA member since 1980

'67 Monza. "67AC140"