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"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano) 10/06/2016 at 12:54 • Filed to: None

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20. Modular Corvair engines were built to bolt together in 4-, 8- and 10-cylinder configurations. One, a 10-cylinder front-wheel-drive configuration, was used in the development of the Olds Toronado.

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Goggles Pizzano 10/06/2016 at 12:59

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I’d be interested to see just how modular they were - whether it was all the way to the crankcase or just modular jugs with a special cam and crank for each configuration.

Goggles Pizzano > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/06/2016 at 13:08

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Would certainly be telling as to just how dedicated they were to producing other variants.

For Sweden > Goggles Pizzano 10/06/2016 at 13:11

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Gib V10 FWD Corvair

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > For Sweden 10/06/2016 at 13:20

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*flat 10. More eccentric, which as you know means better.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/06/2016 at 13:33

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Given the Porsche involvement in their design, it’s not surprising that bigger versions were considered, that’s the genius of the original 911 engine. The single heads per bank would make that a bit harder with the Corvair though.

bhtooefr > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/06/2016 at 13:41

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Was it a boxer, or a 180° V10, though...

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Goggles Pizzano 10/06/2016 at 14:43

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front wheel drive 10 cylinder? Sounds like the Milan needs an upgrade!

(and a wide body kit lol)

Frank Grimes > Goggles Pizzano 10/06/2016 at 18:53

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I will take one flat 8 corvair please. With weber IDA’s of course.

Frank Grimes > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/06/2016 at 18:53

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jugs?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Frank Grimes 10/06/2016 at 18:57

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Jug - nickname term for a separable upper cylinder on an engine, particularly on an air-cooled and/or two-stroke.

Thus called because it’s jug-shaped, particularly if it’s got an integral head.

Frank Grimes > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/06/2016 at 19:14

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so why not call it a cylinder. people who call a cylinder a jug sound like they never passed the 5th grade.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Frank Grimes 10/07/2016 at 09:20

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Look here, dummy - you call it a “jug” because it doesn’t mean just “cylinder”, and “detachable single upper cylinder casting” is too long. It’s perfectly clear to nearly everybody who’s worked on an engine with one. You sound like somebody complaining that a brake or tire spoon isn’t really a a spoon.

Frank Grimes > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 10/07/2016 at 16:35

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hahaha everyone who calls a cylinder a jug is a redneck who has never read a repair manual...or anything really.

I don’t know what other points you were trying to make.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Frank Grimes 10/07/2016 at 16:39

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I’ve read repair manuals in English and German. I call it a jug. It’s a short, descriptive and effective name. “Cylinder” is vague for a separate cylinder engine. You can’t understand a simple illustrative point and I’m the one who can’t read? Eat me.

Goggles Pizzano > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 02/12/2018 at 23:40

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There’s some more info and photos of the modular design here:

curbside classic.com