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Clancy - when I picked up my engine, Chico told me the HP . . . I think he has a flywheel dyno. With the fuel pump rod, I ground off the smaller end, polished and contoured it on my grinding / buffing wheel. Back to HP, I found a web site and have been playing around with calculating the HP myself. Look at this site:
http://www.geocities.com/roadratccc/vel2hp/vel2hp.html
drscope - yep, could have purchased a regulator but wanted to keep it engine area uncluttered . . .
TomB - Didn't know the difference till later, I just used the one that came with the pump . . . anyway, it worked fine.
Ronman - I converted to 12 volt and then went with the alternator fuel pump instead of the short generator model. I wanted to be able to get it off if I needed. I also found that the fuel pump was putting out 8.5 lbs of pressure and the check valve on the 30 PICT 1 is only rated at 5 max so I've been dumping gas and flooding it . . .
Next I tried putting a few shims under the fuel pump to bring the pressure down but that only moved the pressure to 7.0 - I finally pulled the pump rod and started grinding. Took 4 tries and ground off about 3/8 inch but finally got it to my target pressure of 2.5
I also added a German Vacuum Advance (SVDA) distributor because it has mechanical and vacuum advance. The degrees of mechanical advance are directly related to the RPM of the engine and the vacuum advance is modulated by the amount of vacuum produced by the engine. The curve is matched to the carb vacuum and I set the timing at 28 degrees @ 3000 rpm's - end result is I no longer have the flat spot I had with the 009, just smooth acceleration.
Anyway, I'm getting about 55 hp out of this 1385 after I polished the heads and I'm very satisfied with the engine and performance for a small cc daily driver . . .
Yancey - lots of black carbon soot deposit in the tailpipes gave me an indication something wasn't right. I adjusted the carb and timing several times but nothing made a difference. The engine only has 2000 miles on it so I called Chico at CPR and he said to try going down one size on the main. Well, I think it worked fine because no more carbon deposit / soot in the tail pipes and the gas mileage went from 28 to 33 MPG.
My old 64 bug with a 1200 feels much stronger just by putting in a 83mm big bore kit, 110 cam, 13lb flywheel (12v), a good balance job and a 30 PICT 1 carb. Had to replace the main 120 jet with a 117.5 and I finished the tranny with 4.12 gears that turns 3650 rpms at 70 mph. I'm pretty satisfied with how this 1200 runs now . . .
Hi - I have been restoring a 64 Bug with a steel sunroof for about a year. I have no problems finding parts so I guess it's not that rare. As far as values go, you can only get what someone is willing to pay. I've seen 64 steel sunroof bugs go for $500 and as high as $12k - I just like this model - good luck and enjoy . . .
Manfred - just sent you an email - THANKS!
Anybody have a VW224 king pin reamer or know where I can buy one?
- Thanks -
Joe
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