1970 San Francisco westfalia resto

[K@rlos]

2.7 on a type1 Would have loved to have tried that out lol

101.4mm (4 inch) bore x 84mm stroke. If we ever do another motor for my bus it will be a 4” bore build

 

[creationblue]

What's the largest bore you could get away with? Incidentally my 2.7 has 6 x 92mm diameter pistons (the same as a 1776 would have)

 

[K@rlos]

What's the largest bore you could get away with? Incidentally my 2.7 has 6 x 92mm diameter pistons (the same as a 1776 would have)

I think they do 104’s

 

[K@rlos]

I think they do 104’s

Don’t think they are very street friendly though

 

[K@rlos]

Well it’s been about 2 yrs since I last took the bus to bits so…..






That lot there owes me 3x more than what I paid for the actual bus nearly 18 yrs ago making a vw camper fast is a stupid and expensive hobby

 

[ozziedog]

WOW and WOW again, that’s some great results this year and I can only imagine how addictive it could be. I can’t wait to hear about you guys doing a four inch bore for yours. Now that you’ve said it, you’ll be thinking about it.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,what a great addiction to have.

 

[K@rlos]

WOW and WOW again, that’s some great results this year and I can only imagine how addictive it could be. I can’t wait to hear about you guys doing a four inch bore for yours. Now that you’ve said it, you’ll be thinking about it.

Ozziedog,,,,,,,,,,what a great addiction to have.

I’d like a 4” bore motor but they don’t use ‘off the the shelf’ parts. Maybe 1 day, we’ll see

 

[creationblue]

Those carbs are huge! That's some motor right there! Can only image what the launch feels like with the 1/4mile in front of you!

Got me thinking the other day, was reading a post about a guy who was thinking of going to Spa in his beetle that had a hi-po motor with 48s, he worked out the cost of the fuel and didn't bother. I've never considered the cost of speed in that way before but it does make a difference! Costs me around £80 to fill my tank with Super, so around £120 (estimate) to do the 400mile round trip to Cornwall last weekend, and I'm going again next week...... I feel my power to fuel bill ratio is pretty decent or at least I'm comfortable with it, but it is a consideration for those wanting power without a thought for the impending fuel cost.

Look forward to seeing the progress