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 go the 3100cc "big boy" with VW 94 mm pistons and cylinders, since that operation requires opening up the case and heads anyway. Mine is a 64, but it's bored to 3100cc so it was not a factor. As a general rule you want to use a '65 or later 110 or 95hp engine, per the web site Mark Jones posted. There's more on the 3100cc process at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/corvair/3100.html , but I wouldn't recommend it to anybody who's not a serious motorhead devoted to checking every detail of assembly, since so many variables get changed in the machining process. Mark Langford, Huntsville, AL N56ML at hiwaay.net see KR2S project N56ML at http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford
