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Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 1:50 pm
by Peter
Ugly or not I think we both know which one you'd have more fun driving. Assuming that a VeeDub transaxle could take that much abuse.
I forgot to include the
link to it. It'll probably be gone in about 3 days unless somebody caches it.
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:14 pm
by Fred
Yeah, I don't know that I agree. Mid-fifties VW beetles weigh about 700kg with full trim, 300hp is easy to come by from low capacity turbo engines, 300hp with 700kg = really fast, really fast = really fun? :-)
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:37 pm
by Peter
Ya, but all aluminum V8s aren't too heavy. It should have a fairly flat torque curve. Most importantly, it's liquid cooled, so that you don't freeze your ass off in the winter.
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 2:59 pm
by Fred
You've clearly never experienced the awesomeness that is a fully functional VW exhaust powered heater. You hit the key with the heat/fan/windscreen demister on full, and it clears faster than any modern car, IF it's just mist. I always found them very effective. Then again, they're not often fully functional :-)
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:24 pm
by Peter
One of my friends from high school had one. It was a little monster with about 33 inch tires. We'd take it coyote hunting, because it did better in the hard snow than my truck. It also did better on gas. But I absolutely hated it on cold mornings, because that heater wasn't worth a shit at high speeds.
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:51 pm
by Fred
LOL, fine, (-30 > 0) :-p
I sentence you to find a decent size pic of a lowered oval for your Baja Bug posting sins :-)
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:30 am
by Peter
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 8:31 am
by Fred
First rule of the VW beetle, if an engine exists, it has found its way into the beetle. :-)
My favourite is rotary swaps. They're probably the only water cooled engine that I'd put in one.
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 10:28 pm
by Peter
:-O
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:27 am
by flat4power
Fred wrote:So hot:
This is all your fault, Kenny! :-p
Fred.
really nice car
but my preference is for baywindow