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The family car I learned to drive in was a '62 Corvair with the base engine (80 hp) and two-speed Powerglide. (You may have guessed my dad was not a car guy.)

Thing is, a large percentage of Corvair buyers opted for the Powerglide (surprise), so out of the box, GM had to tune that motor to make more torque than hp. As Stan notes, more power is to be had for those who wish to tinker.

But a largish displacement, low-reving torque monster is not necessarily a bad thing to be hooking up to a VW 4-speed gearbox. The gentleman in the driving video seems to be enjoying himself without having to use a lot of revs.

And if the motor weighs 80 or 100 pounds more than a VW mill, the vehicle it's now pushing weighs about 600 pounds less than the one it was designed for.

Maybe we could learn something from those sainted Ypsilanti engineers.

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Last edited by Sacto Mitch
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