My 2.0 914 in my bug has over 50k on the engine and by playing with it,
like adding a Mallory Dizzy etc. it keeps getting faster. I do not want
to go as fast as it can go. Talk about handling, it is a 74 non super
- 2 1/2" dropped front spindles, 4 wheel discs, front and rear antisway
bars, KYB Gas Adjust Shocks and 196 60 15 tires. But still speeds
above 85mph are scary. If you think about it, a 914 2.0 could do 126mph
and it weighted 400 lbs more then my bug. I love it. Check out the
photos at my site www.nextgen-usa.com . The car is a show winner also.
Due to the use of some bus gears in my bug it is doing 3000rpm at
70mph. Easy to keep up with traffic and blowing away the unexpected is
my type of fun. I am not an off the line racer, T-4 are more for high
speed road racing. After all the engine was built for a two ton bus,it
is hardly working in a 1700 bug.

Joe Cali
Next Generation - USA


David Gravereaux wrote:
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> > Sounds like fun.
> > For handling, a Beetle should always be 1 to 2 inches taller at the
front,
> > critical stability is reached at aprox 175 kp/h, a small lip at top
of the
> > roof just above the rear window breaks the lift, no need for
hideous whale
> > tails..
>
> Hmm.. food for thought. Thanks.
>
> > There is an Australian guy who does hillclimbing in a beetle who
has posted
> > all his specks(Camber, caster and Ackermann etc...), cant think of
the addy
> > now, but try a google for beetle and hillclimb.
>
> This one?
> http://aircooled.net/gnrlsite/resour...s/handling.htm
>
> I'll start here as a guide and go backwards to the rear:
> http://www.toplineparts.com/suspprob.html
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> David Gravereaux >
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