Re: [T3] On that note, my baby puts out 91hp at the wheels...so this makes me wonder, is $5000 for a high-per

[Toby Erkson <air_cooled_nut@pobox.com>]

<x-flowed>Brian makes a good point and, Dennis my man, you're preachin' to the 
choir...I've been with this car since 1972 :-)  And N2O?  I'd rather 
supercharge if I could find the space (and $$$$).

   Toby Erkson  --  air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
   '72 VW Squareback, '95 VW Jetta, '81 Gold Wing, '73 Porsche 914
   http://www.icbm.org/
   Portland, Oregon

dennis perusse wrote:

> That all depends on a few factors. One, how fast do
> you wish to travel?  Unfortunately, let's face it, the
> vw was never originally a speed demon else they would
> have went to porche technology when they had the
> oppourtunity. Two, how much money is too little for
> the speed that you wish to go. $5000 is quite a bit of
> bread to spend on an engine. Three, are you planning
> on doing a nitrous setup eventually?
>
> --- Brian Fye <Brian.Fye@susd.k12.or.us> wrote:
>
> > remember though, a stocker all new engine is 1200
> > for the long block. 
> > if you add dual 2 barrel carbs you are at 1700+
> > already and that is for
> > 65hp at the flywheel.  you have 91 hp at the rear
> > wheels or 1/3 more HP
> > at the wheels that a stocker has at the flywheel. 
> > that is a drastic
> > increase in performance.

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