Tuning and Failure

Tim
Update by Tim Suddard to the Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder project car
Oct 18, 2012

Rennie Bryant does the driving at Balanced Performance, near Atlanta, Georgia.

We were making only 2 pounds of boost.

Once that our 1963 Corvair’s carburetor was finally “just right,” we went back to the dyno at Balanced Performance for some tuning. We got our air/fuel ratio set and had the car running perfectly. Somehow, though, we were only making 72 horsepower at the wheels. A boost gauge soon told us why: At 5000 rpm, we were making only 2 psi of boost. We obviously had turbo troubles, so we’ll have to tear the car apart again to see why the compressor isn’t making any pressure.

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