More power please, your ideas.
More power please, your ideas.
Hi,
after a week of daily use I have decided i need some more horses.
Open to suggestions from the tried and tested, cam and exhaust etc, too the more exotic.
Really looking for spec. of possible mods. and bhp it could give.
My starting point is a stock (i think) '68 swb 912.
Looking forward to your ideas, Nick.
after a week of daily use I have decided i need some more horses.
Open to suggestions from the tried and tested, cam and exhaust etc, too the more exotic.
Really looking for spec. of possible mods. and bhp it could give.
My starting point is a stock (i think) '68 swb 912.
Looking forward to your ideas, Nick.
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Buy my 2.3 vw based flat four - 134bhp at the wheels.
Now left without a home since I sold the car & the (busted) original engine back into Italy.
That would give you enough 'pep' to keep you satisfied, even when you venture out with the 911 chaps.
Now left without a home since I sold the car & the (busted) original engine back into Italy.
That would give you enough 'pep' to keep you satisfied, even when you venture out with the 911 chaps.
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East Coast Dave wrote:Buy my 2.3 vw based flat four - 134bhp at the wheels.
Now left without a home since I sold the car & the (busted) original engine back into Italy.
That would give you enough 'pep' to keep you satisfied, even when you venture out with the 911 chaps.
Case closed!
Anywhere near that power from the 912 engine will cost you oddles.
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I have got my 912 engine to 130 bhp last time it was on the rolling road, high level spec below.....no change from £6700cubist wrote:How much for 134bhp?East Coast Dave wrote:Buy my 2.3 vw based flat four - 134bhp at the wheels.
1720 shasta piston and billet barrels
912 crank balance etc
Norris 337s cam
rebuilt solex carbs
shasta power pulley
balance and lighten flywheel
pertronix iginition
356 sports exhaust
rebuilt heads
matched manifolds
flow full oil system
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68 912 (sold now in Stuggart)
Jaguar XF
68 912 (sold now in Stuggart)
Jaguar XF
Was that scratch built? Or £6.7k with a good donor engine.Flat 4 wrote:I have got my 912 engine to 130 bhp last time it was on the rolling road, high level spec below.....no change from £6700cubist wrote:How much for 134bhp?East Coast Dave wrote:Buy my 2.3 vw based flat four - 134bhp at the wheels.
1720 shasta piston and billet barrels
912 crank balance etc
Norris 337s cam
rebuilt solex carbs
shasta power pulley
balance and lighten flywheel
pertronix iginition
356 sports exhaust
rebuilt heads
matched manifolds
flow full oil system
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i think it depends more on the carb and the drive pulleys than the s/c itself with the judson kits; max they advertised was +40bhp however i think most of the beetle/karmann/bus kits were +30bhp.. while thats not masses of extra power you will get a decent torque hike aswell, so its probably more bang for buck than spending 2k going the n/a route?..
The only problem with the Judson and other period s/c kits is the efficiency of the s/c. you could over-drive it for more power but i think the leakage is such that the benefits soon disappear; you really need to fit them and use as-is, and love them for the retro-hunk of tuning kit they are
I really love the idea as they're kind of period and potentially something that might have been fitted since the car was new(ish). Only problem is they seem to be coming into fashion a bit with the whole retro-car scene which means prices are up and availability is down.. they are still out there though and i reckon the result would be worth the time spent hunting for and fitting one
now for something completely different!..
if you're using the car day to day (may have interpreted your initial post incorrectly) have you considered megasquirt or similar fuel inj? MFI could give you a bit more flexibility and reliability for day to day, plus a bit of a power hike ontop
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The only problem with the Judson and other period s/c kits is the efficiency of the s/c. you could over-drive it for more power but i think the leakage is such that the benefits soon disappear; you really need to fit them and use as-is, and love them for the retro-hunk of tuning kit they are
I really love the idea as they're kind of period and potentially something that might have been fitted since the car was new(ish). Only problem is they seem to be coming into fashion a bit with the whole retro-car scene which means prices are up and availability is down.. they are still out there though and i reckon the result would be worth the time spent hunting for and fitting one
now for something completely different!..
if you're using the car day to day (may have interpreted your initial post incorrectly) have you considered megasquirt or similar fuel inj? MFI could give you a bit more flexibility and reliability for day to day, plus a bit of a power hike ontop
b