Okay.... someone just IM'd me and told me that the Corvair turbo can bolt right up to the flange of the throttle plates on a 12a. Sounds fiiiiishy to me. What do ya'll think? Anyone ever hear of this?

eBay - NEW Corvair Turbo Turbocharger Carbs

 

sounds fishy to me cuz the thing costs 9$'s.... or did i just read it wrong ?

 

wait nm my bad
that was the bid first bid lol.... i saw the 152$ just now.... but it looks great, not like a little fabricating couldnt do the trick ...

 

You mean I should have kept the '63 Corvair Monza Spyder that I had during college? Damn...I knew that car would be good for something SOME day...

 

 

*shudder*...... monza......


Jeff

 

I really don't know if you'd want to use a Corvair turbo on an RX-7.. they can barely move enough air to support the 164 cubic inch flat 6 in the later 'Vairs at 5k RPM let alone even a 12A trying to push 7k ...

--Danny

 

2 words not spoken well when put next to each other LOL

 

The later model vairs (65-69) turbos have a much improved impeller/turbine wheel shape. Those engines made 180 hp with the same engine/carb. So if you can do this (i.e. it fits a 7), use the later style, or get the 150 if its cheap and replace the cartridge. I believe it's a rayjay unit. Thats what all the guys did way back when to boost the hp in their 63-64 150hp spyders. Been years since I messed with my vairs. I still got a barn full of vair parts at my dads house. Maybe con him into sending me some of my old turbos so I can look into it. SO this would bolt up how? supposedly?

 

Oh and clarks corvair parts in Mass. used to sell rebuilt vair turbos. If theyre still around I bet they got em

 

I would be willing to bet that some sort of fabrication would be necessary unless the seller already modded it to fit a rotary. And as someone else mentioned, can a rotary breathe that deep?

 

sounds verrrry fishy to me. what about the exhaust manifold for instance :-P ? and why do that when you can get a stock TII mani and turbo and round out the holes from what i hear, still no solid proof til i do it or someone beats me to it, but it sure does sound easier than that. and carbs are easy to come by compaired to turbos. the only hard part is the piping. anyone know who can make me a good manifold for my 12a that'll fit a t04e or should i make it mahself muhahahaha

 

They are still around!

 

MoreMazda has a 2nd gen turbo/manifold with an adapter plate he made to space it out a little, but it wouldve fit just rounding out the holes.

~T.J.

 

Corvair turbos had no external cooling lines on them, they'd last 10 minutes on a rotary.

 

hmmmmm good point! Been a while...........

 

...which is not a hell of a lot different than on the 164 cubic inch air-cooled flat 6...