Pea shooters! Sent from iPhone. On Mar 14, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM > wrote: > curious what this might mean : > > "Doesn't even push blue." > > like the tail pipes don't turn blue ? or what ? > > better make sure fweem is in the glosary at theSambe. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Courtney Hook" <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 4:29 PM > Subject: Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"! > > >> You betcha. Every time I go out and fire up one of my bugs, the >> lovely >> "fweem" reminds me of the simplicity of these little aircooled >> cars. Mine >> has over 100,000 miles on the original 40HP engine and still going >> strong. >> Doesn't even push blue. You can adjust the "fweem" by how much you >> push >> the >> tailpipes into the muffler. In the Bentley there is actually a >> paragraph >> that tells you how much to insert them into it. :-) >> Courtney >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mike" <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> >> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 4:06 PM >> Subject: Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"! >> >> >> Yes, volks, it's all in those twin chrome tailpipes. My buddy >> calls them >> "whistle-pipes". I love it, too! >> It is definitely endearing to all who experience it firsthand, and >> spawns >> many happy memories of the 'olden days' when times were simpler, and >> somehow >> more fun. >> Some other folks call it 'fweem'. >> >> Mike B. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Zeitgeist >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 6:42 PM >> Subject: Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"! >> >> >> I'm pretty sure it was the two little chrome tailpipes fitted to the >> stock >> muffler. I smile every time I hear it...quite infrequently these >> days :( >> >> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Matt Drew <t3vanagon@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > You know, that is a GREAT question! >> > I first heard it in mom's '74 Super Beetle and have always just >> accepted >> > that "it's a VW thing", and never put much more thought into it >> than >> that. >> > >> > You can always tell a VW (ok, OLDER VW) by its sound before >> anything >> else. >> > >> > >> > >> > Something I've always wondered about...what creates that >> signature VW >> > > "chirp" coming from the engine? >> > > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Casey >> '87 300TD >> '94 100CSQ Avant >> '89 Bluestar |
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