<VV> Toyota - some Corvair

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 More like, something to be said about proper setup and execution!

 

John Roberts
 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Underwood <tony.underwood at cox.net>
To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 1:54 am
Subject: Re: <VV> Toyota - some Corvair


At 04:08 PM 8/16/2010, BobHelt at aol.com wrote:

>

>In a message dated 8/16/2010 12:39:16 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,

>dkeillor at tconcepts.com writes:

>

>More  torque does not necessarily equal more horsepower.

>

>

>Hi Dave,

>In case you forgot, horsepower is equal to torque X rpm divided by 5252.

>So if the torque is increased, then by definition the horsepower is also

>increased. It's the "law." Maybe this doesn't affect MAXIMUM horsepower, but

>there IS a Horsepower increase.









But that increase is at lower rpm.   ;)





I just finished reading an article about a 1969 non-Vair musclecar 

with a 400+ cubic inch engine that was retrofitted with state of the 

art electronically controlled fuel injection to compliment it's high 

tech electronic ignition.   Driveability improved as did fuel mileage 

and engine idle and starting, which required only a bump of the key, 

hot or cold.   The car "felt stronger" in city driving.



On the dragstrip, it ran slower than with the carb, and this was with 

an (advertised) 1000 cfm throttle body.   Less top-end 

horsepower.  The performance car magazine made mention of the fact 

that this was "as expected" what with other EFI installations on 

other cars demonstrating similar gains, and losses.



Something about carbs...  ;)







tony..







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