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Old 06-27-2021, 08:30 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
retrofit to a Type I engine
Sometimes I do wonder why GM didn't try to fit the 153 engine into the Corvair instead of developing the flat-6. It used to be a common engine swap done to Kombis in South Africa. But a souped-up Type 1 engine (or a Type 3 which could eventually be more suitable to the station-wagon version) would already be interesting.
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