October 4, 200619 yr Anyone tried an EG33 (SVX Motor) in a Corvair? I'm REALLY considering such a conversion, and wonder if anyone needs to talk me out of it... Fat Tony - http://www.smashbandits.com
October 5, 200619 yr I say go for it, you've got the room for sure.... Coupe or convertable corvair? Hell come to think of it look for one of those older elusive EJ20TwinTurbos, enough power to put that corvair on one end!
October 5, 200619 yr Go for it man... And make sure you let that exhaust scream like one pissed of machine!!!! subies sound so good!!!
October 12, 200619 yr Solution: custom oil pump, water pump, and camshafts. Run the subi backwards! + custom cambelt tensioning. + custom accessory drive and accessories. + custom distributor (possibly). Not that easy. I bet that Kennedy Engineering has some easier solution.
October 12, 200619 yr I bet that Kennedy Engineering has some easier solution. I am sure they do too. I saw one yesterday (corvair) and wondered how it would work. Add a heater core while youre at it.
October 15, 200619 yr Big problem: The Corvair engine turns backward. Never stopped anyone from doing a V-8 conversion, and shouldn't hold up a 3.3 conversion either. You may have to make it a mid-engine though.
October 15, 200619 yr Never stopped anyone from doing a V-8 conversion, and shouldn't hold up a 3.3 conversion either. You may have to make it a mid-engine though. yep. there's one with a 350 in it near me. mid engine.....
November 6, 200619 yr definately keep us posted on this one as i love the good ol corvairs and have always wondered what an eg33 would do to it power wise.. im sure it would fly like no other since the original motors didnt have much horsepower........
November 16, 200619 yr sounds like a cool project to me! i actually thought about doing that with mine before i sold it. what body style do you have? i had a '64 'vert and a '65 coupe, best of both imo. as far as the engine rotation goes i beleive that you can flip the ring gear in the trans axel to take care of that, i have heard of peolpe doing that for trikes and sandrails. most of the V-8 mid engine conversions i have seen used Olds Toronado trans axels instead of the corvairs, nothing like a little 'vair with a blown 455 sitin' in the back seat:clap: as far as power goes most of the old 'vairs had 110 hp, some of them had turbos that made between 140-180hp stock even more built up, the stage 4 Yenko had 240hp, thats right the first yenko wasn't a camaro. http://www.corvaircorsa.com/yenko01.html what does the 3.3 have 230hp? plus all the weight of the cooling system, at least you wouldn't have to worry about that fan belt any more edit: good article about V-8 conversion http://www.corvaircorsa.com/norris01.html ryan
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