Dick;
Your 912 had virtually the same setup as a tube-chassis mid-engine special I
built back in the late '60s-early '70s. Acceleration was great ( about 950
lbs total) and I had fun running it in autocross events. The bus transaxle
had such short gearing that I eventually replaced it with a Porsche 914
transaxle. Same adapter (KEP) and clutch, etc. so it was an easy swap. BTW,
Racer Brown made a good cam for the Corvair.
Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
-----Original Message-----
From: Dick J [mailto:lsr_man@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 7:24 PM
To: wester6935@attbi.com; Russel Mack; Nafzger; Richard Fox;
land-speed@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Corvair
Not that long ago (1988), I bought a very ragged out Porsche 912 (looks like
a 911 but powered with a flat four). I dropped in a cammed up corvair which
had been converted to a small Holley 4bbl. I used a VW transporter tranny,
and 14" olds ralley wheels, which gave it a much wider stance on much
shorter tires. Acceleration was absolutely phenominal, and the sound was
beyond description. I can only guess, based on other cars I've driven -
-0-60 in under 4. It was faster than my buddy's Kawasaki 1000 on bottom
end. I bought a bunch of those after market panels, widened the rear
fenders, made a custom air dam, put a spoiler on the rear deck, painted teh
car white and did a hand lettering "Carrera" in dark blue along each rocker
panel. Because of the red line on the motor (whatever it was??), the
transporter gears, and the shorter 14" tires, top speed was probably around
75 mph. But getting there - - wheeeew! My sons bring that car up in
conversation every time they com!
e visit.
Dick J in East Texas
Don't know if any of you remember the California Bill, Chevrolet hop up
speed publications. He moved to Palo Alto, CA and ended up buying a Porsche
Speedster. Loved the car but hated the fact that it was so underpowered so
he removed the Porsche engine and installed a much modified Corvair
powerplant. A friend looked at it with the intention of buying it and took
me along for a ride. It rivaled the Corvettes of 1968 in acceleration and
we shut down a couple of Olds 442"s.
Wes
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