<VV> HPE Engines???

[shortle]

Your SHPE would be a 140HP (4 carbs.) The HPE would be a 110HP (RD) meaning higher compression than the standard engine (9:1 instead of 8:1). Same with the YN but it is probably a 102HP or a 98HP. The compression ratio difference is not the only difference. 
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


-----Original Message-----
>From: Gary Berry <duallycc at gmail.com>
>Sent: Jan 27, 2014 6:09 PM
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>Subject: <VV> HPE Engines???
>
>Hey All
>
>   I was working on 2 engines today. One was an RD and the other was a YN.
>When I looked these up on a Corvair engine Identification list it indicated
>that these were HPE engines. One was a 62-64 (the YN) and the other was a
> 65-67 (RD). Evidently it stands for "High Performance Engine", but was
>there anything special about these over a standard engine? I also have a RM
>engine which shows that it is a 65-67 SHPE or "Special High Performance
>Engine". What the heck does that mean? Thanks for any help.
>
>Gary Berry
>Prosser, WA
>Bunch of Corvair Stuff
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