<VV> Fiction or...

[Dave Keillor]

I'm sure you're correct.  As an engineer myself (EE), I can tell you
that the prudent engineer studies the designs of those who have gone
before.  (An old engineering saying is that, "The pioneers are the ones
with the arrows in their backs.")

Remember, though, that the VW and Porsche engines of the time were 4
cylinders.  Getting the center cylinders to cool properly in a 6
cylinder, air cooled, boxer design is not trivial.  I've been told by
reliable sources that Porsche used the Corvair engine as a "reference"
in the design of their six.

Dave Keillor
 

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Subject: <VV> Fiction or...

I'm no expert or anything but everything I've ever read about the
subject clearly suggests that GM designed and developed the Corvair
engine themselves.  I'm sure they used Porsche and VW engines as
"references" but the design was in house - not outsourced to Europe.
Why is it so hard to believe the Chevy engineers could do it?  They
weren't idiots you know .
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