<VV> Wagon Exhaust Cutout (Humor)

[Jay Pitchford]

Corvair Enthusiasts - we all swim in the shallow end of our gene pools!


On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:49 PM,  <Vairtec at optonline.net> wrote:
> At 06:20 PM 11/19/2009, Smitty Smith wrote:
>
>>Smitty Says;  I may be wrong on this but I would bet not.  All
>>wagons had a cutout where half of it was into the grill and half
>>into the bodywork.  Same as 1960 cars.
>
>
> Smitty's understanding is correct -- all 1961-62 Corvair wagons had
> the rear exhaust cutout, like the 1960 cars.  But do you know why?
>
> Answer:  The exhaust outlet was moved from straight-out-the-back in
> 1960 to out-the-side in 1961 because of the addition of the
> direct-air heater.  A straight-out-the-back exhaust might allow
> exhaust fumes to be aerodynamically drawn into the engine compartment
> and from there into the heater.  But the wagons, having the engine
> air inlets on the sides of the vehicles, needed to have the
> straight-out-the-back exhaust.
>
> What about turbos, you say?  Yes, the turbo exhaust exits the rear of
> the car but it is considerably closer to the side of the car than the
> 1960 exhaust, and has a tip aimed downward and outward.  This was
> enough to keep the fumes out of the engine compartment while
> satisfying the marketing need for a nice fat visible exhaust pipe on
> these top-of-the-line models.
>
> Smitty's wagon, having an exhaust located on the side like any other
> 1964 model, would seem to offer the potential to permit fumes to
> enter his car's heater.  But that might lead to brain damage, and we
> have no evidence of that in his case... do we?  [ grin! ]
>
> --Bob (likely brain-damaged himself from 49 years of Corvair direct-air heat.)
>
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