The beauty of the Corvair conversion (at least in the buses) was that you
used the entire Corvair drivetrain.  I have seen V-8s run through these
transaxles. They were made for Corvair trucks until '65.  Then they beefed
them up even more in '66 using off the shelf GM tranny parts.  If I had an
air-cooled Vanagon, it would be Corvair powered!

Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com> on 05/16/2001 01:20:55 PM

Please respond to Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com>

To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
cc:    (bcc: Jay L Snyder/AE/DuPont)
Subject:  Re: Corvair and Porsche 914 Engines (Was: Towing!!!)

'80 Westy Pokey wrote:
>
> The Brooklands Volkswagen Bus-Camper-Van Performance Portfolio 1968-1979
has an article that originally appeared in the February 1973 issue of
"PV4". That details several engine swaps for the bay window bus. There are
a ton of engine swap possibilities but the Corvair and 914 engines wouldn't
require radiator work.
Keep in mind that the Corvair crank turns in the wrong direction, so
that little fact has to be dealt with. Unless you like having four
reverse gears and one forward!
Larry