KR> Corvair Engine Question

2008-10-12 Thread sp...@sbcglobal.net
Hello everyone, I have a nearly completed KR-1 that I have been working on for over a year and a used VW 1835 that needs to be completely gone through. I went to one of William Wynn's seminars and was sold on the corvair engine. At the time I just figured that I would use a corvair engine

KR> Corvair Engine Question

2008-10-12 Thread sp...@sbcglobal.net
Hello everyone, I have a nearly completed KR-1 that I have been working on for over a year and a used VW 1835 that needs to be completely gone through. I went to one of William Wynn's seminars and was sold on the corvair engine. At the time I just figured that I would use a corvair engine w

KR> Corvair Engine Question

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Steve Henderson wrote: >I have a nearly completed KR-1 that I have been working on for over a > year and a used VW 1835 that needs to be completely gone through. I went > to one of William Wynn's seminars and was sold on the corvair engine. At > the time I just figured that I would use a c

KR> Corvair Engine Question

2008-10-12 Thread Stephen and Janet Henderson
;Mark Langford" To: "KRnet" Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:31 PM Subject: Re: KR> Corvair Engine Question > Steve Henderson wrote: > >>I have a nearly completed KR-1 that I have been working on for over a >> year and a used VW 1835 that needs to be com

KR> Corvair Engine Question

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Steve Henderson wrote: > Would I need to do much, if any, reinforcing to the firewall to handle the > extra weight? The KR2S plans are beefed up with an extra shelf up top, and an extra 5/8" doubler behind the top of the firewall. We had this discussion last week or the week before, I think it

KR> Corvair Engine Question

2008-10-12 Thread Brant Hollensbe
Floyd Neff of Monroe, Iowa built and still has a KR-1 with a corvair engine and a self designed/built PSRU. He flew it for almost 200 hour until he decided he was getting just a little to old for the hot rod. It has been reported that he did a 225 mph+++ high speed pass over the Knoxville run

KR> corvair engine question

2008-10-12 Thread bdazzca...@aol.com
hey group, I have found a '64 Corvair engine and was curious if I would be able to use this engine in a KR-2S. Is there any special parts I would need to use this engine? Is there a particular year I should use instead? I have noticed in a couple web pages most went with a late '60's en

KR> corvair engine question

2008-10-12 Thread Ray Fuenzalida
Get William Wynne's book and check the block numbers before you do anything. Ray bdazzca...@aol.com wrote: hey group, I have found a '64 Corvair engine and was curious if I would be able to use this engine in a KR-2S. Is there any special parts I would need to use this engine? Is there a parti

KR> corvair engine question

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Jones
> corvair engine question Get William Wynne's book and check the block numbers before you do anything. Ray bdazzca...@aol.com wrote: hey group, I have found a '64 Corvair engine and was curious if I would be able to use this engine in a KR-2S. Is there any special parts I would need

KR> corvair engine question

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
David wrote: >I have found a '64 Corvair engine and was curious if I would be able > to use this engine in a KR-2S. Is there any special parts I would need to use > this engine? Is there a particular year I should use instead? The only way you can use that engine (within reason) is if you