Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 09:15:00 -0800
Reply-To: Todd Francis <tbf@PACIFIER.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Todd Francis <tbf@PACIFIER.COM>
Subject: Re: Wow--150hp engine -- and yes, ....
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There wouldn't be any problem pumping a 2.0 liter to 150 HP. I have a 2.0
here that we pumped up to 2800 cc and dynoed out at just over 200 horses in
off-road race trim. That means a lot of torque and power all the way
through the power band up to about 6000 rpm where it red lines and it's
built to last even under the stress of off-road racing. It is completely
streetable. We could get much more power out of it if it were built for
drag racing where you can use a narrow power band. BTW, It is now common in
off road racing to have about 130 horses in a type 1 engine with 1776 cc and
a single Webber carb. The power would go up if the rules allowed the use of
two carbs. The power band is fairly narrow and they crank up to about 7000
rpm but they stay together to win races. It does cost a lot of money to
build these engines though. 1776cc class 12 engines were the reason I built
a aftermarket case. The stock cases were not tough enough to not crack under
these conditions.
Todd Francis
Precision Alloy LTD.
http://www.precisionalloy.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tromper" <evilpig@MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 2:04 AM
Subject: Re: Wow--150hp engine -- and yes, ....
> Actually I was curious so I emailed this guy a while back
> I forget the detail since that one's at work not here, but
> it seems it has some kind of turbo according to him. I don't
> think the 2.0 turbo'd would have that many ponies with any
> kind of reliability but it may well be somewhere in that
> neighborhood. Perhaps one of our air-cooled brethren could
> enlighten us on that.
>
>
> JT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
> Of Carl Hansen
> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 10:07 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Wow--150hp engine -- and yes, ....
>
>
> ..... I lived in Minnesota, St. Paul at the time, sold it to a young
> photographer who lived just off Henepin and Lake in Mpls, along with the
> rebuilt 094 Tranny. Used the bigger 215 mm 914 flywheel, the gears had
> been changed, the differential was from a Vanagon.....
>
> ..... and the '74 was quicker to 45 than my 1978 Scirocco! Got 28 MPG,
and
> cruised at 3500 RPM at 70MPH with oversize 215/70-14 tires.
>
>
>
>
> Ch
>
> '89 SyncroBeast Vanagon -
> '87 16V GTI
> '80 850 Yamaha Special
> '87 16V GTI w/ hale damage - parting out - body gone, parts remain
> '89 16V GTI w/ toasted motor
> '86 Scirocco (8 valve w/ auto) - SO's
>
> New Jursey (our hearts remain in MinneSnowta)
>
> In a perfect world without walls or fences........
> .....................why would we need Windows or Gates?
>
>
>
> **** SNIP FROM ORIGINAL ****
> Actually, he could have my old 2.0 liter 914 motor. I built it up for my
> 1974 loaf, and sold it many years ago, and yes, it was pushing 150 HP what
> with the stump pulling cam, dual webers, rockers, larger pistons, ported
> heads, yada, yada, yada....
>
> So, 150 HP out of a 2.0 liter 914? yep, easy to do.
>
> Made the '74 way wicked quick!
>
> *******************************************************
> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 16:44:49 -0800
> From: "Nemo, the Bus Captain" <nemobuscaptain@YAHOO.COM>
> Subject: Wow--150hp engine (snicker snicker)
>
> http://ep.com/js/mi/c0/b0/v0/n0/1364067.html
>
> Amazing claims out there in some of these ads.
> *******************************************************
>
>
>
> Ch
>
> '89 SyncroBeast Vanagon -
> '87 16V GTI
> '80 850 Yamaha Special
> '87 16V GTI w/ hale damage - parting out - body gone, parts remain
> '89 16V GTI w/ toasted motor
> '86 Scirocco (8 valve w/ auto) - SO's
>
> New Jursey (our hearts remain in MinneSnowta)
>
> In a perfect world without walls or fences........
> .....................why would we need Windows or Gates?
>
>
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