<VV> Five Speed Transaxles
Matt
patiomatt at aol.com
Mon Aug 17 01:47:13 EDT 2020
Jay!! Not installed in a car yet! Something for someone else to do…
Matt Nall
Sea Mountain
SW Oregon Coast
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From: Jay Maechtlen via VirtualVairs
Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 9:59 PM
To: Matt; virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> Five Speed Transaxles
On 8/16/2020 12:12 PM, Matt via VirtualVairs wrote:
> Very Interesting Matt! Didn't know this existed! I don't know why this isn't publicized more and perhaps kits put together. Having one or two more overdrive gears to lower the rpms on the highway seems like it would really benefit our cars. What are the downsides? Todd in TX
>
How well does the engine cool at higher loads and lower rpms?
Will a stock fan setup cool the motor well enough at 2200 rpm pushing
the car 75 mph?
Seems like that would be the main question. I wonder what manifold
vacuum you'd be running at that load/rpm?
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Jay Maechtlen
SoCal
'61 2-dr modified w/fiberglass skin,
transverse 3.8 Buick V6 TH440T4 trans
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