<VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds

[Eric S. Eberhard]

I will make you a bet that I can provide any one of my Corviars and 
on a day over 100 degrees you will be absolutely unable to over heat 
it by driving it -- at any remotely legal speed, on any grade, pusing 
it hard -- you can even use the A/C on my coupe.  You simply cannot 
do it.  I stand by that -- want to bet a lunch?  Eric

At 12:39 PM 10/23/2011, jvhroberts at aol.com wrote:
>My heater was always AWESOME! But my cooling never really was. Sure, 
>an N/A 110 doesn't take anywhere near the amount of cooling as a 
>jazzed up 180, but add air conditioning, and things are no longer 
>really adequate.
>And remember that same 110 and the 180 turbo have exactly the same 
>cooling system. Clearly not a great idea by any stretch.
>
>Drive a Corvair hard and spirited (why else would there be 140, 150 
>and 180 engines?) and there just ain't enough cooling at all.
>
>John Roberts
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ron <ronh at owt.com>
>To: flash <flash at vicsmba.com>; virtualvairs 
><virtualvairs at corvair.org>; jvhroberts <jvhroberts at aol.com>
>Sent: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 2:19 pm
>Subject: Re: <VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds
>
>
>You may think the cooling is inadequate but I'll bet there are more owners
>that think the heating is inadequate.  The good original design is a
>compromise for heating and cooling on the lowest priced car in the GM
>lineup.
>RonH
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <<mailto:jvhroberts at aol.com>jvhroberts at aol.com>
>To: <<mailto:flash at vicsmba.com>flash at vicsmba.com>; 
><<mailto:virtualvairs at corvair.org>virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 3:30 AM
>Subject: Re: <VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds
>
>
> >
> > Um, the stock system is not all that and a bag o' chips. Sorry. For those
> > of us who have turbo cars, etc., the cooling is utterly inadequate.
> > Removing the shrouds produces a noticeable drop in CHT and oil
> > temperature.
> > Even on a non turbo car, if driven spiritedly, the cooling system runs out
> > of breath.
> >
> > So, there is, in fact a better system out there. GM simply failed to
> > install it!!
> >
> >
> >
> > John Roberts
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric S. Eberhard <<mailto:flash at vicsmba.com>flash at vicsmba.com>
> > To: virtualvairs 
> <<mailto:virtualvairs at corvair.org>virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> > Sent: Sun, Oct 23, 2011 2:30 am
> > Subject: <VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I am always puzzled by this discussion which comes up every so
> > often.  The car was designed well from the factory.  If you have
> > everything correct -- all the shrouds as well as seals and so forth,
> > there is no better system.  I am in AZ, totally bone-stock, at
> > altitude (3500-8000 feet), summer temps of 110 ... and I NEVER have
> > even gotten remotely close to overheating.  Our speed limit is 75 and
> > I can go up a 6% grade at 80, no over heating.  From my 3500 to 7500
> > feet happens in 6 miles, no overheat even at 80.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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