Wed Sep, 14 2005
New 1776cc engine!!
Posted at 07:33:24 AM in 1971 Super Beetle
In June I replaced my tired stock 1600cc engine with a new Herbie Special 1776cc engine from Quality German Auto Parts. It has dual Kadrons and the works. I'm pleased with it so far. It only took me a weekend to drop the old engine and put the new one in. It was my first time doing it and I did it by myself. I'll do a technical article on the engine drop procedure when I get a chance.
I'm also planning to rebuild the old engine into possibly a turbo 1914. So hopefully I'll have some technical posts on that subject at a later date.
I close on my new house Sept 30 (I can't wait). I'll finally have a 2 car garage that I can set up shop in, so I expect to be working on lot's of fun projects soon!!1. Randy wrote @ Wed Jan, 18 2006 @ 10:25:31 PM
That motor looks smokin'. What is the horsepower rating on it?
2. Dan wrote @ Thu Jan, 19 2006 @ 06:52:51 AM
I think it's rated at 95HP. Which isn't bad for a 1800 lb car.
3. dan wrote @ Thu Jan, 19 2006 @ 07:57:44 AM
It's one smokin' engine. I love the sound of tires squeeling between gears.