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I've started collecting a few tips on either using a Corvair engine in other cars, or putting a different engine in your Corvair.
From Seth Emerson and Stan East:
Stan East writes:
BTW the clutch cover for a Vega is, you guessed it a Corvair minus the ring gear. Now that Ford owns Cosworth do you think they might bring back the project?--Stan East
****************************** Seth replies:
And, in case anybody cares, the Nodular iron Flywheel for the Cosworth Vega bolts to the pre-86 V8 and V6(90) and allows a Corvair clutch to be used - For you converters out there!--Seth
In preparation for my Northstar conversion, I have removed the vair engine/trans and rear suspension and weighed them. Be interested if my weights are close to what others have seen or noted in the literature. All weights are in pounds.
eng(140)/trans/diff 456 hub/arms/brakes (no spring, shk, axles) 60/side Trans support 23 Spring/shock 12 axle 7 Someone told me individual weights of trans is 78 and diff is 115. That would put engine at 263.
[Note: I asked Frank about the completeness of the engine when he weighed it. The engine was out of a Corsa, with shrouds, manifolds and starter, but no air filter or exhaust system. I believe Frank's weight for the engine is low, the weight in the 1961 shop manual for the complete engine is 358 pounds. The same specs list the 4 speed transaxle weight at 136.5 pounds.]
Total weight of eng/trans/diff/susp is about 636 pounds.
Northstar 4.6L dohc motor weighs 334 pounds or 71 more than Vair.--frank parker
65 vair/98 STS mid mounted project car
From a posting on the FastVair list, some weights for other transaxles (in pounds):
VW Bug 4 speed transaxle 71 VW Bus 79 Corvair 4 speed (probably '66 up box) 149 901 Porsche 89 915 Porsche 109 ZF (Pantera) 135
Finally, check out this list of engine dimensions and weights from Dave Williams of the hotrod list.