Goldwing engine for Baja

Other than it has a built in gearbox and won't connect up to the VW
transaxle without major surgery, sure why not?

I think a 2.2L 16 valve Subaru engine would be a far more practical way to
go to make a Bug insanely fast.

Tony

"Tweak" > wrote in message
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> The GL1800 engine looks promising.
>
> Here is a dyno chart:
> http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mccompa...gwkltdyno.html
>
> Any thoughts?
>
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> Tweak

"Tweak" > wrote in message
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> In article <ptmid.144$mg1.107@trnddc02>, says...
> > Other than it has a built in gearbox and won't connect up to the VW
> > transaxle without major surgery, sure why not?
> >
> > I think a 2.2L 16 valve Subaru engine would be a far more practical way
to
> > go to make a Bug insanely fast.
> >
> > Tony
> >
> That would be a SEQUENTIAL built-in gearbox (paddle paddle), and it
> wouldn't be rocket science to replace the VW transaxle.
>
> Besides, practical has little to do with ~40 year old baja bugs.

Perhaps but cheap has something to do with it. A Honda Goldwing 6 banger
will set you back 4x the cost of a Subaru 2.2L conversion and still not
match the power. If you really want killer power, go with a 3.0L 24 valve
Subaru engine and a bus transaxle.

Tony

"Tweak" > wrote in message

> > Perhaps but cheap has something to do with it. A Honda Goldwing 6
banger
> > will set you back 4x the cost of a Subaru 2.2L conversion and still not
> > match the power. If you really want killer power, go with a 3.0L 24
valve
> > Subaru engine and a bus transaxle.
> >
> >
> How cheap can you get those Subaru 2.2 motors? And what do they weigh?
>
> More interested in light and reliable as opposed to mega-power, BTW.
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> Tweak

They run in the $500 range from wrecking yards in the Portland area and put
out 135 HP. I don't know how much one weighs but I doubt it's much more
than a type 4 engine.

Tony