<VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds
Eric S. Eberhard
flash at vicsmba.com
Mon Oct 24 20:36:30 EDT 2011
I doubt it, but close. A lot of similar trucks to mine seem to do
around 13 at 100 or so. Some of the crazier street trucks are 12
seconds at 110. One 7.3 Powerstroke I read about did 12.2 seconds at
110. It actually uses the same tuner (Edge) I do. I also piggyback
a Western Diesel flip chip. These are street trucks and can still
pull a trailer. Mine is really intended for towing at least 8,000
lbs, sometimes12,000 lbs. Up 6% grades with A/C and at speed limit of 75.
http://www.thedieselpage.com/features/edgeweekend.htm
Also, will that relatively stock car with PG may do a 12 second 1/4
mile, it won't exceed 130 mph I would guess he is geared low. And,
if he is really getting those times he is noplace near stock. I have
period articles on my 62 PG sedan (which should not be much different
than a coupe) and it was more than 20 seconds 0-60 with a PG ... in
fact to get 1/4 mile times of 12 seconds you pretty much have to
exceed 100 mph which is not a Corvair's forte ... maybe not possible with a PG.
The new factory 6.7 Powerstroke is 400 hp and 8000 lbs/ft from the
factory -- easily modified to 50% more than that -- yowzaa!
Some day I will find out!
E
At 05:18 PM 10/24/2011, you wrote:
>Well Eric, your quote says, " the problem is that no Corvair built
>will out accelerate my pickup truck"....
>
>And you have a very nice tow rig. I am sure it is fast in the qtr.
>
>Billy Bruce (from GA?) drag races a pretty stock although not stock
>early (I think) coupe with PG and turns around 12 sec. Will your
>truck do around 12 flat in a qtr mi?
>
>;>)
>
>Chuck
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric S. Eberhard" <flash at vicsmba.com>
>To: "BBRT" <chsadek at comcast.net>
>Sent: Monday, October 24, 2011 8:05 PM
>Subject: Re: <VV> LM turbos and no lower shrouds
>
>
>>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
>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric S. Eberhard" <flash at vicsmba.com>
>>>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>
>>>>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Eric S. Eberhard
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>>Eric S. Eberhard
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Eric S. Eberhard
(928) 567-3727 Voice
(928) 567-6122 Fax
(928) 301-7537 Cell
Vertical Integrated Computer Systems, LLC
Metropolis Support, LLC
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