SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: SoCalPSD on September 17, 2012, 01:50:31 PM
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So its been a while since I have owned or been around a bug but im looking to trade my quad (05 honda trx450r) for this 66. Tired of driving my company truck everywhere and worrying about getting busted. Guy said the motor is a rebuilt dp1600 with a freeway flyer that was rebuilt about a year ago and its got a few other things that have been replaced. Let me know what you think and for you vw savvy guys what should I look at and what should compression numbers be on this 50hp beast. Its no race car but it will get me around for cheap and I don't have to worry about taking my wifes car and leaving her stranded. Don't really like driving a powder blue highlander with flower stickers all over the back window anyways.
Craigslist: 66 vw bug for trade or sale http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/3275771319.html
Fat fingered from the phone- Corey
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The compression on a stock VW motor is right around 8:1. Have him send you some pictures of the motor. 1966 cars originally were 6v cars and only in 1967 they went to 12v systems. This doesn't really mean much unless you want a radio or headlights you can see with at night. I would raise the ass end up on that thing a bunch and put a real tire under it so you can utilize the freeway flyer gearbox if it really has one. A freeway flyer gearbox could mean a bunch of different combos in the gearing. Like a smaller ring gear or a taller 4th gear. I used to run a 1600 single port with a big cam and some mild head work with a 3.88 ring gear and .84 forth gear from a type 3. My bug would cruise at about 70-75 at 2800. The only issue was the gear was so big you would have to wind third out to get it to pull fourth and if there was any hill or breeze I would have to slow down or shift to third. I also used to run a 205x75x15 tire on the rear. Let me know if you have any questions. I have been around VW my whole life and know a thing or two about them and making them fast.
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Right on man thanks, and I guess I screwed up on my post I ment the psi I should get when I do a compression test. What things should I check while im looking at it?
Fat fingered from the phone- Corey
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I'm not sure about compression psi numbers but if they are all close to the same then you should be good. On the motor I would look for the rubber boots that connect the end casting to the intake manifold. If they are cracked the motor will run super lean. I would make sure that a lot of the tin is still around the motor like the front and rear plates. Those help cool the engine believe it or not. Also if you do get it get rid of the deck lid stand offs. Those make the motor run way hotter. As far as the way it runs it's hard to say what to listen for, VW are noisy, the valves make a shit ton of noise.