[Pete]

in reply to: Slammed early 64 beetle $5000 #38743

I’m surprised you still have it at that price.  Lots of people out there dreaming of owning a vintage VW; this one is cheap and needs nothing.  Flick of the key and drive away.

[Pete]

in reply to: Toms rhd Oval Vert #38742

Engine is looking real good, Franz!

[Pete]

in reply to: JJ's projects #38720

John Jones wrote:

I don’t know if I am gonna get all “WIDE BAND” on it though..

Aw, come on…..it’s not like you have to permanently wire it in.  Use it as a tool to figure your timing and jetting, then put it away.  With all the mods you’ve done why guess on your timing and jetting when you’re sooooo close to getting peak mpg and lowest temps.

[Pete]

in reply to: JJ's projects #38687

Jb wrote:

these big motors are on idle jet on the highway. I put some miles on the kombi this weekend and was pointing out (to my hot ass fuckin date in pass seat) how little throttle I was using at 130km…..probably 1/8” haha

You think so?  I’m still trying to learn this stuff.  I thought that larger displacement engines create more vacuum, which bring in the main jets much sooner than smaller engines, so big engines are off the idle at very low load/rpm.  Is that not accurate?

[Pete]

in reply to: JJ's projects #38675

This stuff is interesting to me.  With a larger oil pump to keep the pressure up it’s hard to see how these mods can’t help, especially on these big bore stroker engines.  Next Triple J’s project….Bob Hoover oiling mods on JB’s next case for his oval?

The vacuum advance may not be necessary, but the part about running 10-15 degrees retarded w/ a centrifugal-only advance dizzy at 1/3-1/2 throttle caught my attention.  But maybe you’re at the rpm’s where it’s at max advance anyway?  I don’t know….. but I imagine you long road trippers spend lots of time in that 1/3-1/2 throttle range.  If nothing else if I were you JJ I’d definitely put a wideband on it to make sure your engine is staying out of that 14-15 AFR range at cruising speed.

[Pete]

in reply to: JJ's projects #38652

Looking forward to seeing how the new engine performs with those mods.  Maybe it’ll become standard operating procedure going forward.

Are you trying a vacuum advance distributor too?

[Pete]

in reply to: Utah Campouts – Ottinger Event 4/26/24! #38650

*edit* Oops…posted in wrong thread.

[Pete]

in reply to: Red 63number3 #38609

Digging the firewall treatment. 👍👍👍

[Pete]

in reply to: Sailing Bridges ‘52 single cab #38593

Por15 on a ‘52 SC?

No.

You have permission to paint it Wolfsburg sealer gray.  Go for it!  😁😁😁😁

[Pete]

in reply to: Pete's 58 Lowlight Karmann Ghia #38408

Awesome, thanks Franz!

 

[Pete]

in reply to: Juan’s 59 Lowlight #38291

Looks and sounds great!  When are the drop spindles going on? 😁😁😁

[Pete]

in reply to: Juan’s 59 Lowlight #38160

I think it might be to the bolt that holds the oil filler/breather.

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilmuDBWIeJc

And:

 

[Pete]

in reply to: 1957 Euro Palm Green/Sand Green, Logos, Semaphores #38082

Looking good!

[Pete]

in reply to: JJ's projects #38081

In regards to the Bob Hoover engine cooling mods-

I was reading up on the difference in advance curves on the 019 vs. an 010, when I came across this nugget on the Samba (posted by John Connelly of Aircooled.net FWIW):

The 010 and 019s are older versions of the 009. Apparantly bosch thought more of quality back in the day, then they do now. The German 009s are also not bad at all.

The problem with running these centrifugal only distributors is that they have no load sending, aka vacuum advance. Without vacuum advance, your engine is running 10-15 degrees TOO RETARDED at part throttle operation, which is why 009/010/019 and all other centrifugal distributors will cause an engine to get lower MPG and run hotter, then the same engine with a properly running vacuum advance. I guarantee you a 15-20F drop in oil temps, and 3-4 mpg improvement, when adding vacuum advance to an engine that used to have a 009/010/019, do put my $ where my mouth is.

Remember, this is only present at off-idle to 1/3-1/2 throttle, vac advance TURNS OFF over 1/2 throttle, leaving you with just the centrifugal advance. This vacuum advance also reduces hesitation when shifting gears, or pulling away from a stop. This is why a carb with a cent only distributor has to be richened up to get rid of the flat spot, by making the idle jet, main jet, or pump squirt, RICHER. The problem is the ignition timing, not the fuel delivery!

I don’t know what distributors you guys are running, so maybe this is all a moot point, but I thought I would add it to the cooling conversation.

 

[Pete]

in reply to: Juan’s 59 Lowlight #37991

No problem, Juan, happy to help!

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