Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc Small writes: <<(The VW motor remained essentially unchanged from its origin until 1960, an engine designed to last, with routine service, for 200,000km (125,000 miles or so) and, after a minor rebuild, for that length of service again. The later 40hp engines were capable of far greater pwoer and led to the curent excursus into the nitro powered ones we witness occasionally today. But, in the end, the basic VW engine was a winner and I still have a single such engine in my basement>> ============ I used to race a Porsche Speedster around the hay bales in Ann Arbor in SCCA races during the late '50s. When the engine blew, we simply bolted in a stock VW engine. My lap times were only slightly slower. The early Porsche engines were simply hotted up VW engines using the same block castings. My Speedster had a roller bearing crank, increased cylinder capacity, different valve timing and a bigger carb. VW parts could be substituted for everything but the crank. I still have a Judson VW supercharger in my garage. Maybe we could combine it with your old engine and have a really hot VW van. Larry Z