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.
Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
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? :-)
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Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
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.
:-p
Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
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 :-)
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Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
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.
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Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
LOL, fine, (-30 > 0) :-p
I sentence you to find a decent size pic of a lowered oval for your Baja Bug posting sins :-)
I sentence you to find a decent size pic of a lowered oval for your Baja Bug posting sins :-)
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Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
Guess what engine it has.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1965-VW- ... 4605a3ed99
A Honda J32. Awesome!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1965-VW- ... 4605a3ed99
A Honda J32. Awesome!
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Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
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.
My favourite is rotary swaps. They're probably the only water cooled engine that I'd put in one.
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Re: Jealousy - An Ugly Emotion
really nice carFred wrote:So hot:
This is all your fault, Kenny! :-p
Fred.
but my preference is for baywindow