WPVW ben's green supercharged drag beetle 9.90 @ 134 mph

2442supercharged · 2011-06-21T11:14:03+00:00

In 2009 just 6 weeks before warwick vw drags team WPVW decided to build me a race car so we pulled a 1966 beetle from the yard and started. The beetle started out as just put a engine and gearbox into it and go race. Untill Wayne Penrose found a old supercharger and decided to put that on. Here are some pics from the start

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#860522

hypo-vw wrote:Ben spends many hours on the cylinder heads porting & polishing . The exhaust ports have been increased in diameter by 4mm just to match-port them to the exhaust flanges .

Fantastic work.

You could get the poor bastard a bench to work on - or at least a stool to sit on. :-)

From your ole' mate Jeff

venFun10 Commited Dubber

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#860568

beetleboyjeff wrote:
hypo-vw wrote:Ben spends many hours on the cylinder heads porting & polishing . The exhaust ports have been increased in diameter by 4mm just to match-port them to the exhaust flanges .
Fantastic work.

You could get the poor bastard a bench to work on - or at least a stool to sit on. :-)

he must be just blowing the heads down
no way will anyone port heads like that

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

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#860851

the new Pauter super-charger camshaft and the Udo Becker 56gm tool steel racing lifters have arrived

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 8 Sep 2011, 11:56 pm

#860999

Ben assembles his engine in prep for warwick . This time we have decided to machine-up a set of aluminum buttons for the piston pins rather than use clips .

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 9 Sep 2011, 12:07 am

#861000

the engine is finished and will be put back into Bens bug before the weekend . We still have a lot of work to do fitting the Aeromotive fuel pump , filter , regulator , the demon alcohol carburettor , all new fuel hoses and fittings , all new oil hoses and fittings , and new breather hoses etc

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Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 9 Sep 2011, 6:29 am

#861005

Lookin' good Wayne and Ben

and Mr venFun10....man you need to smile once in a while. I see your name in a lot of posts and you seem a little negative.

20bkombi Wolfsburg Wizard

597 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 9 Sep 2011, 3:44 pm

#861075

Good work Ben! Love to see pic's of port work and engine builds.
Will be awesome to see it run again.... And with more power too.👍

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 14 Sep 2011, 12:26 am

#861959

Chris Bolton gives Ben a lift with the supercharger , Ben then finishes the engine assembly
all of the new Aeroflow fuel & oil fittings have arrived , along with the stainless steel braided hoses

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 14 Sep 2011, 12:36 am

#861961

Ben fits his engine to his beetle , we then start to assemble the fuel system . There will be no shortage of fuel supply to the carburettor as the main fuel line is 15mm diameter on the inside . The fuel lines alone hold just over 2 litres of methanol

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 14 Sep 2011, 12:44 am

#861962

I remove the fuel bowls from the new Demon carburettor to check the internals and jet sizes . The are 4 main jets ( 2x primary & 2x secondary ) all measuring 3.75mm each ...... geez I hope we dont have to richen the mixture . lol
we also purchase a set of Aeroflow assembly spanners to avoid scratching the new fittings

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 14 Sep 2011, 12:52 am

#861963

IT IS ALIVE !!
Ben has done a great job on his engine . We fired the engine after gaining oil pressure and it sounds awesome . No oil or fuel leaks . We will have Bens bug on the dyno early next week and will post results . getting excited for Warwick again this year . Bens new supercharger pulleys now have the blower at 21% overdriven .... should be exciting for him !!

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LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr

2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 14 Sep 2011, 7:37 am

#861970

Nice one guys!! Almost one car done how many more to go?? Love your dedication that's for sure!!

ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 14 Sep 2011, 8:19 am

#861979

LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:Nice one guys!! Almost one car done how many more to go?? Love your dedication that's for sure!!

2 out of the 5 cars that we are preparing are almost complete . I still have 2 modified trannys to build , the engine for my turbo oval will go back together tonight , Chris Boltons turbo engine is assembled and Cindys turbo engine bottom end was assembled last night ..... very tired , but still very passionate about what we do

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FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

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2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 14 Sep 2011, 9:18 pm

#862108

I take my hat to your commitment to getting so many cars ready and the lengths you go to get them all there ready to race!!

ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE

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1,005 posts · joined Aug 2007 · 14 Sep 2011, 9:25 pm

#862112

your a nut, hat off to you wayne, good shit!

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 21 Sep 2011, 1:39 pm

#863183

we put Bens bug on the dyno at South Coast rotary . The engine is not making as much power as we would have liked , I was quietly hoping for approx 230 @ the wheels and about 20psi boost , but the old supercharger is buggered . The additional boost developed this time after gearing the blower up is escaping into the front gear drive .
This time Bens engine made 212.8 bhp & just over 1210 lbs tractive effort @ the wheels with 12psi boost . That is all we can do on his bug for Warwick this year , but he should have a great time with the added power and torque . Well done Ben !!

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SuperOwen Fahrvergnugen

868 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 25 Sep 2011, 1:06 pm

#863832

Time for a new blower,
http://www.psisuperchargers.com/store/product/show/cid-1043/name-206c-supercharger/category_pathway-62.html

Should be about right!!😁

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 3 Oct 2011, 6:58 am

#864942

Good on you Ben!
Not only did you get into the finals this year but also into the 7.0 zone from what i heard!

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#864991

Congrats Ben on making the final!! Car ran great all weekend from what I saw!!

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2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 3 Oct 2011, 9:51 pm

#865118

i would like to thank everyone from WPVW for all there help over the weekend my car ran great all weekend running 7's every run done a best of 7.047 60ft 1.523 reaction .645 98.46mph i did do a pass at 100.22mph. i pulled the clucth out a bit to fast in final and bogged it really bad and ran my worst time of weekend with a 7.976 maybe i will do better next time. once again thanks a heap to everyone that gave me a hand

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#865124

Well done Ben!!!!! all your hard work was rewarded!!!!!!

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 7 Oct 2011, 11:44 am

#865769

vid of me running a 7.0 at 100 mph

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 10 Oct 2011, 10:43 pm

#866364

dyno session prior to Warwick VW drags 2011

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FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
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FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 12 Oct 2011, 1:03 pm

#866623

Well done Ben on your very consistant driving and great to see you do so well after the past 2 Warwick VW drags had been a nightmare for you .

Bens times for the event ( in order ) were .... 7.13 @98.46 .... 7.04 @ 98.46 .... 7.34 @ 95.33 .... 7.11 @96.56 .... 7.21 @ 99.77 .... and in the final of the Top 10 shootout against Wally Pemboss , Ben buggered the start and the engine bogged unfortunately running his slowest time of the event 7.97 @ 98.90 .

Again , WELL DONE BEN !! from team WPVW .....

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2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 20 Nov 2011, 9:01 pm

#873278

took my car to wsid today for the retro day running in top gas class ran a best of 11.001. today was so good had 3 runs no problems with the car and also came home with a winner trophy 🙂 just like to thank my crew for all there help

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

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#889229

i had a great day at sydney vw day running a PB of 10.784 @ 110MPH not being inspected to run 10,s i had to keep backing off running 11.3 and 11.2 untill my engine developed a rattle in bottom end which i found out tonight to be streched con rod bolts so i will be stripping engine right down for a freshen up

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

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#908728

2442supercharged wrote:i had a great day at sydney vw day running a PB of 10.784 @ 110MPH

FACT !! ..... the only thing changed on Bens supercharged drag bug between the last 2 meetings he ran was the new accelerator pedal I made for him ....

go figure ? a new pedal = 2tenths on the strip , Ben reckons the pedal was much lighter !!

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 18 Jun 2012, 7:30 pm

#908731

2442supercharged wrote:so i will be stripping engine right down for a freshen up

so Ben has gone a little overboard with the freshen up of his supercharged drag bug . My office seems to be a little crowded atm . He has stripped the bug in preparation for the new chromoly rollcage , removed both the engine and transmission for a refreshen ..... and I hear a viscious rumour that there is a new supercharger on the way 👍

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 18 Jun 2012, 7:34 pm

#908734

Bens bug is stripped down

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hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 18 Jun 2012, 7:37 pm

#908738

Ben cuts all the double panel from his bug to lighten it prior to fitting the new cage

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