OMClarke wrote:he was quoating 100hp at the wheels but eventually after much scrutiny from various people he says that his engines produce around 70-75hp atw.
That said, he also mentioned that there is no point going by hp figures, but more from how the car feels and the power curve.
He was quoting 100hp because thats what the reading was from the Dyno 22 years ago.I have recently Dynoed a base at 78.8hp......I know of heaps that have dynoed between 75-85hp.
All the ones that are in the 65hp range tend to have the wrong exhaust/carbs/or are poorly tuned.
A proper base in a stock weight beetle will give you a 15.9 flat /16 sec quarter or a 10.0 1/8th.
They are a great combo, and was designed by Stan to be a low maintenance, everyday motor that gave great performance, good economy and would last the same length of time as a well maintained stock 1600 motor.