<VV> Turbo PG's?

[Hugo Miller]

Thanks - it's actually the other way round - I am swapping engines not 
transmissions. I have a late 140 which I plan to rebuild, but there's a 
good Spyder motor on the market that will save me the job.

On 2020-03-06 15:27, Joe White wrote:
> Hugo,
> It depends ...
> Ok, turbos and PGs don’t naturally go together. However, there have
> been successful conversions including a drag racer that ran
> respectable quarter mile times. You can find a lot of info online
> about these cars.
> Having written this, in my opinion, it is not really worth it. The
> boost controls on a Vair are virtually nonexistent and the work to
> install a PG is not worth it - other than the exercise to do it.
> Regards,
> Joe White
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Mar 6, 2020, at 11:44 AM, Hugo Miller via VirtualVairs 
>> <virtualvairs at corvair.org> wrote:
>>
>> I gather that Spyder engines and Powerglides are not a good mix? I 
>> had always understood that the torque output from the Turbo engine was 
>> actually lower than the non-turbo at low revs. But I've just seen some 
>> graphs which suggest the opposite?
>> I am on the point of rebuilding a 164 140 to go in my PG, but a good 
>> Spyder engine has just come on the market, which would save me the job 
>> of rebuilding the 140.
>> Any observations?
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