With most transaxles, it's possible to flip the differential over and
re-shim the ring gear backlash so the car goes the right direction.
That's how all the Formula Vees work. Hewland, OTOH, flipped the whole
unit over. It's upside down and backwards, so the ring gear is on the
same side VW put it.
"Wren, Steven C" wrote:
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> reverse rotation of the engine is the name of the game.
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> > Dick,
>
> On the subject of Corvairs: I read the posting of someone (I don't remember
> who) who said that they had a Corvair with a 327 V8 in the back seat, made by
> turing the transaxle around. I keep trying to picture this and all I come up
> with is one speed forward and four in reverse. Can anyone clear me up on
> this?<
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