SVX Network Forums Live Chat! SVX or Subaru Links Old Lockers Photo Post How-To Documents Message Archive SVX Shop Search |
IRC users: |
#1
|
||||
|
||||
subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
A local suby member who has a forester and an sti showed up in a CORVAIR
last week it runs a carburated flat 6 engine in the rear i was surprised.
__________________
Tranny goes in, tranny comes out, tranny goes in.....AW ****, tranny comes out.... |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
Quote:
a Bigger surprise
__________________
Special Thanks to Our Friends and Sponsors: * http://www.alcyone.org.uk/ssm http://www.PhenixWheels.com http://www.dba.com.au/ http://www.ClassicSoftTrim.com http://ToyoTires.com/tire/pattern/versado-lx Gillman Subaru of Houston "QuickChange" http://www.TransGo.com/ http://www.PlanetSVX.com Bontrager Works, '92 Subaru SVX LS-L Claret ORIGINAL OWNER '92 LS-L Pearl~ '92 LS Pearl~ '92 LS-L Teal~ '92 LS-L Silver~ '95 LSi Polo~ '92 JDM Alcyone SVX Version-L 4WS Pearl~ http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54143 '92 JDM Alcyone SVX Version-L 4WS Ebony~ http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=54117 |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
Air-cooled, at that.
dcb |
#4
|
||||
|
||||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
The Tucker was a rear engined flat 6 too
__________________
1992 NZDM SVX Maroonish Red/Black ( 1st car ive owned with an cd player ) Has been retired 1989 Vortex 6 Maroon 1983 RX Silver Grey 1973 1400 GSR Yelo 2 Door Coupe awaiting Restoration |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
I had a Convair spyder convertible which was the turbo model, terrible shift linkage and scary handling. This is the car Ralph Nader wrote about in his book - "Unsafe At Any Speed."
Ray |
#6
|
||||
|
||||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
Quote:
I remember reading a book about VWs and Combis. Saw that alot of guys fitted Convair engines into there combis. Looked like atleast 2 cylinders or half the engine hanging out the back
__________________
1992 NZDM SVX Maroonish Red/Black ( 1st car ive owned with an cd player ) Has been retired 1989 Vortex 6 Maroon 1983 RX Silver Grey 1973 1400 GSR Yelo 2 Door Coupe awaiting Restoration |
#7
|
||||
|
||||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
The father of one of my daughters friends bought a Corvair convertable about the same time I got my SVX. I have to admit it is a pretty cool car. I heard the unsafe reputation was way overblown too.
Anyhow I talked to him about it a few months ago and he told me it was in the shop because "the clutch peddle broke off". I got a good laugh about that. Old cars, they definitely got personality.
__________________
1992 LSL ebony pearl 170k - Thank you Ron Mummert Reading Box of Wine Car ----------------------------------- 1992 SVX LSL 5-Speed Sold at 180K 2019 1995 SVX Lsi Polo Sold at 118K 2007 |
#8
|
||||
|
||||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
In the last years, the Corvair Monza was a decent driving car. I think the biggest problem they had was keeping the seals from leaking oil.
Gene
__________________
Gene and Ben 1992 SVX LS AWD 110K - Liquid Silver 1994 SVX LSi AWD 128K - White Pearl (daily driver) 1994 SVX LSi AWD 95K - Emerald Pearl (sold) 1992 SVX LS-L AWD 115K - Dark Teal 4.44 swap (sold) |
#9
|
||||
|
||||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
Quote:
__________________
British vehicles are my last ditch attempt to keep the nasty Italian thoughts in my mind at bay. So far its working. |
#10
|
||||
|
||||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
my mom had 3 of them back in the day. I think 1 or 2 of them was convertable too. My family had the last one stolen out of storage back in the late 80's.
__________________
Matt 15 OBW premium w/eyesight A picture of an SVX in the garage |
#11
|
||||
|
||||
Re: subaru and porsche not the only one using flat 6
The shift lever was REALLY long with a long throw, but it loved to be "speed shifted" ; keep the accel pedal floored while shifting as quickly as you can.
A friend swapped a Corvair H6 into a Porsche 356 coupe. Lots more power and no worse in the rear-end-coming-around-in-trailing-throttle corners.
__________________
Christian- 96 SVX Lsi #821, Bordeaux Pearl, 4.44 98 Legacy Trans, Trans Resistor Mod, Dakota Digital Trans Temp Gauge on A-Pillar Pod (awesome), B&M Trans Cooler in Driver's Wheel Well, External Spin-on Trans Filter, Synthetic Fluids in Trans and Diffs, 17x7.5 Primax 695 Rims, Alcyone Rear Panel, Svxfiles' 5000 k HIDs, Clear Headlights, "BOXER6" License Plate, Hard Wired Radar Detector, 94 Power Up Window Switch, Motor Resealed, new Coil Packs, new NGK Iridium Plugs, PVC Valve, Drilled and Slotted Rotors, Gloss Black Calipers and Rotors, EBC Greenstuff Pads, SS Brake Lines, Superb TomsSVX Cat Back Exhaust... SS Resonator, Flowmaster 80 Muffler, Magnaflow Quad SS Tips, Poly Swaybar Bushings, Endlink Mod, Rear Subframe Bushing Mod. Feels great and sounds even better. Thanks to AWD, LLC. 2003 Outback llb H6 3.0 Titanium Pearl- "BOXERR" Mostly Stock 1995 Bmw 325i Conv. Calypso Red- "RBOXER" Modest Mods 2004 Sea Doo Sportster 4-tec 15' Jet Boat, 1494cc, 1454#, 155 HP= <10#/HP Stock |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|