The modular Corvair motor that almost was

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Notice what isn’t there that is in most engines. Including air cooled.

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DISCUSSION (6)


Kinja'd!!! Bluecold > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
06/16/2017 at 10:58

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Is it a really deep-skirted cilinder head like an Offenhauser?


Kinja'd!!! jimz > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
06/16/2017 at 11:03

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all I can see is individual cylinder heads?


Kinja'd!!! BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street.
06/16/2017 at 11:07

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...cams? I can’t actually see where they’d go physically. Unless it’s pushrod and they’re underneath the cylinders.


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Bluecold
06/16/2017 at 12:03

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Bingo. Cylinder and head is all in one piece.


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires
06/16/2017 at 12:03

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No head bolts.


Kinja'd!!! Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > jimz
06/16/2017 at 12:05

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Normal Corvair engines have long studs that hold the head down and trap the jug. But this one doesn’t need them.

Normal:

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