<VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds

[Eric S. Eberhard]

I've never run it instrumented -- it is a 7.3 Powerstroke with medium 
modifications -- should be around 400 hp and 800 lb/feet torque, will 
easily do 130 top speed (and I won't exceed that because the tires 
are made for towing, not speed -- in fact that was too fast).  It has 
5 inch exhaust and pushes 32 lbs of boost easily (up to 38 if I set 
my tuners accordingly -- many Powerstrokes do much more than 40lbs, 
but that requires an engine teardown which I have not done).  It runs 
8 lbs boost just cruising easy down the highway.  In 4x4 high it will 
shred 4 big truck tires for way longer than I am will to allow 
it.  And it will pull 18-20,000 lbs gross up a 6% grade at 75 which 
is what it is really built for and I find pretty impressive.  I use 
Mobil 1 15-50 in this beast too ...

But it is not all that fast, it is just modern.  Mini vans these days 
do 0-60 faster than Spyders and Corsas.  Higher top speed and 1/4 
too.  As far as modern fast cars ... 175 mph is not even fast anymore 
and 0-60 in 5 seconds in not fast anymore (actually 4 is a little 
fast, really fast is 3 seconds).  And there is no modification you 
can make to a Corvair to make it go 0-60 in 3 seconds with a top 
speed over 200 mph.  Or even 0-60 in 5.1 and top speed 175 which any 
remotely sporty/modern car can do (even sedans and coupes).  E

At 04:53 PM 10/24/2011, BBRT wrote:
>Eric,
>
>What does your pick up truck run in the qtr?  We need a goal to 
>shoot for.. ;>)
>
>Chuck S
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>To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 6:51 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds
>
>
>>I think we are narrowing in on my point -- John's car is not
>>stock.  You start changing mufflers, carbs, likely more ... and then
>>perhaps the cooling is not adequate.  And no, it is not an old wives
>>tale.  My 81 3B Toyota diesel use a different "high restriction"
>>muffler if it is turbo charged than when not.  It is not hard to test
>>-- take the muffler off and watch your boost, then try again with a
>>turbo muffler.  Again, that is something I keep stock because I am
>>not re-engineering my car.  I bet it is fun with that SU -- the
>>problem is that no Corvair built will out accelerate my pickup truck,
>>so I am not sure the point ;-) E
>>
>>At 05:10 PM 10/23/2011, you wrote:
>>>Message: 1
>>>Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:40:54 -0400 (EDT)
>>>From: jvhroberts at aol.com
>>>Subject: Re: <VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds
>>>To: corvairgrymm at gmail.com, virtualvairs at corvair.org
>>>Message-ID: <8CE5FD2D00BF6D2-CE8-44CEB at webmail-d146.sysops.aol.com>
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>>>
>>>  Should increase it, but I think the story about the muffler being
>>>restrictive is an old wives tale. My boost never changed much with
>>>or without the muffler. Now, changing out the carb to a 2" Jag SU,
>>>now that's a WAY different story!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>John Roberts
>>
>>
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