Thought I'd put this two piece engine i built in my 1960 convertible.
Two piece engine in VW Bug
- Martin Benade
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Re: Two piece engine in VW Bug
Are the heads Okrasa or VW? And your own dog-house cooler setup? The engine looks excellent.
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Re: Two piece engine in VW Bug
Okrasa heads with Okrasa intakes and repro Solex 32s. It also has a 69.5 mm stroker crank with stock cylinders so the engine displaces about 1300cc.Martin Benade wrote:Are the heads Okrasa or VW? And your own dog-house cooler setup? The engine looks excellent.
I use a aftermarket 36hp shroud with the doghouse setup, and of course the wider fan and bigger aluminum cooler. From the front you can't tell.
I though that maybe the two piece guys would get a laugh since there are so many similarities between the two engines.
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Re: Two piece engine in VW Bug
Did you fab the intake manifolds? Given the operating speeds, they're probably far better than the stock ones.
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Re: Two piece engine in VW Bug
No, they are reproduced by Wolfsburgwest along with the heads, carbs, linkage, even fuel line. They even sell the crank now and a Okrasa grind cam. All for about $2k. Huge difference in performance, that Bug will do 70mph all day long and can bury the needle, which means 80 on a ,60'Beetle.Ron LaDow wrote:Did you fab the intake manifolds? Given the operating speeds, they're probably far better than the stock ones.
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Re: Two piece engine in VW Bug
That's even better than 68 downhill! Is it still quiet and friendly like a stock 36 hp? I really like them. My first 356 had a 36 hp in it for a year or two.
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Re: Two piece engine in VW Bug
No it's louder, you,can hear the carbs sucking air.Martin Benade wrote:That's even better than 68 downhill! Is it still quiet and friendly like a stock 36 hp? I really like them. My first 356 had a 36 hp in it for a year or two.