<VV> Spyder/Corsa turbo -- fast?

[Eric S. Eberhard]

That is only fast by us old guys standards -- read the Bugatti Veryon 
specs.  Read the Tesla Roadster specs.  The Shelby GT500 
specs.  Porsche Turbo, Vette ZR1, etc.  And then there is the issue 
of 0-60 vs top speed.  Did you notice in the Yenko specs on the Web 
site someone posted here that they had 0-60 in just over 6 seconds 
... with one gear ratio ... and top speed of 129 with another gear 
ration.  I suspect the fast 0-60 car could barely go over 100.  And 
the one that went 129 like was 7.5 0-60.  My Powerstroke will do 135 
as will my Toyota Land Cruiser ... with A/C, Nav, 4x4, leather, 
fantastic stereo, stability control, etc.  And truthfully a Corvair 
at 100 is a scary place to be -- modern cars just tool along.  I had 
a Caddy Eldorado ETC that did 0-60 in 6.5 and could be put on cruise 
control at 150 mph ... and that was  15 years ago.  Heck, the 
Powerstroke would do 129 with a trailer and a Corvair on the trailer 
(I have never exceeded 120 but there was more there).  E

At 10:19 AM 12/23/2010, you wrote:
>Having had a Corvair that would go 13 seconds flat in the 1/4, they 
>can in fact be fast. True, getting a Corvair engined Corvair into 
>the 11 second range will take some supernatural engineering, but 
>there are possibilities...
>
>John Roberts
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>To: HallGrenn at aol.com
>Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org; flash at vicsmba.com
>Sent: Thu, Dec 23, 2010 11:53 am
>Subject: Re: <VV> Spyder/Corsa turbo -- fast?
>
>
>I have to agree that Corvairs are not fast , but , they are QUICK , and fun to
>drive. That is what it is all about.... IF you wanna smoke the tires 
>, buy a Big
>Block Mustang , IF you wanna car that's fast , get a Big Block [Chevy] , Cobra
>kit car, Maaaaaaaaan , my nose is still bleeding from the ride I had 
>[0 - 120 in
>an instant / 11.2 in the 1/4 mile], BUT !!! Nobody can beat a 
>Corvair for "MOST
>FUN for the BUCK!!".
>----- Original Message -----
>From: HallGrenn at aol.com
>To: flash at vicsmba.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 8:18:25 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> Spyder/Corsa turbo -- fast?
>
>Eric,
>
>Corvairs have never been fast. But they have always been quick which is
>defined as being able to everything well in less time than their market
>competition. I wouldn't ever try to outrun faster cars in a good Corvair--I
>would just drive their drivers nuts because they wouldn't be able to easily
>shake me off--I'd be right there with them. The skid pad numbers and 60 to
>0 stopping numbers of a well maintained Corvair are still world
>class--without ABS, Stability control and other computer programs.
>
>I love my Malibu 3.6L V6 (0-60 in 6.2 sec. in a family sedan), and it can
>be fun--but not as much fun and certainly not as forgiving as one of my LM
>Corvairs when they are in their prime (which they unfortunately aren't now).
>
>Bob Hall
>Group Corvair
>Corvanatics
>CORSA
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