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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 11:52 AM
New guy from the states
Been reading this forum long enough I figured I'd finally make an account and post. I'm from the states, specifically the south San Francisco Bay
area in the Santa Cruz mountains. A handful of folks might recognize my builds but here's a quick summary for everyone else.
Mild 2276 (if there is such a thing) 155hp
82x76, wedge port heads, msd dizzy and 6al, dual 44s, external oil cooler
Modified MAxx struts with coilover springs in front
Disc brakes front and rear drilled for Porsche pattern
17x7 et 55 turbo twists front and rear w/ kumho 205/40 17 ecsta mx tires
HID 6000k headlights and 3000k driving lights
alpine HU, infinity kappa surrounds, infinity 600w amp and pioneer 10 premier sub, 1.5 farad cap
2250lbs. full tank with driver
Lucy the daughter of the devil, current work in progress
73 Super Beetle Sports Bug, was and will be again Saturn Yellow
2165 FI turbo, 350hp goal
78mm CB crank, CB 5.7" H-beam rods, forged 94mm mahle pistons and barrels
fk8 cam, CB forged 1.3 rockers, CB cnc mini wedge port 42x37 heads with ls1 valves and k-motion springs
Megasquirt 2, v3.57 main board, 2.89 firmware
CB hei ignition and high out put coil, controlled by megasquirt
CB 48mm TBs, port matched FI manifolds
T3/T4 hybrid turbo, .63 exhaust/.70 compressor
CB dry sump pump, peterson 4 gal oil tank, perma cool 10"x15" oil cooler w/ 1100 CFM fan
AEM water injection kit, hks ssqv bov
Rancho single side cover tranny, super diff, steel forks, pro syncros
Albins ebw gears, 2.90, 1.86, 1.26, .90, and a 3.88 R&P
Porsche 944 spindles and trailing arms, all urethane bushings, coilovers front and rear
Porsche 930 MC and 4 pot calipers all around, 12" vented rotors
18x8 235/40 18 yokohama A048, 18x10 285/30 18 yokohama A048
4" wider front fenders, 5" wider rear fenders, 60" gt200 rear wing
Ron Lumus cage modified for track use, corbeau fx1 pro seats, g-force 5 point harnesses
ATL 12 gal fuel cell, bosch 044 motosport pump, aem boost referencing fpr, RC engineering 750cc injectors
genesis technologies dash filled with autometer phantom gauges and master kill switch
1920lbs full tank with driver
The best part for last, the main reason I love the super beetle is my commute. 17 miles, 226 corners, and 3000 feet of elevation changes make for a
fun trip to work.
Mojo aka Spider Bait: 73 super beetle sports bug - HID lights and driving lights, Maxx struts, super vee rear sway bar, kickin' stereo, German Look,
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Lucy: 73 super beetle sports bug, 944 turbo suspension, 930 turbo brakes, 2165 FI turbo, dry sump
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Hey Humble - welcome to AVD !!!
Spyder bait looks like a great daily driver, but man - Lucy is one evil lookin toy !!!
Question tho if you don't mind... how are you finding the CB dry sump setup, and what style of tank and whereabouts do you have it mounted ??? I'm
planning on going that way with my car, so keen to find out as much as I can....
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 12:49 PM
G'day mate, welcome!!
Loving the look of both your rides.....and as you said, it must be a fun trip to work!!
Looking forward to hearing more about your dubs!
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 01:15 PM
Thanks for the compliments! The rainy season is just beginning here so I probably won't have Lucy out for a while. She's mainly a track toy and
hillclimb car, built to beat up on a lot of the tuner cars.
Sides: The CB dry sump has been pretty good so far, the only complaint I have is it limits the pulleys you can run, or forces you to modify them. I
ended up machining the back face of the pulley and running a spacer to clear the pump. However it has done a great job so far and it keeps great
pressure at idle and 8k+. The oil tank is a peterson 4 gallon tank off a nascar (see they are good for something, parts!) and it sits behind the
passenger seat as low as it can sit. There's a -12 drain on the bottom, and -8 oil feed lines. The white bottle and electric pump are part of the
water injection system.
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Lucy: 73 super beetle sports bug, 944 turbo suspension, 930 turbo brakes, 2165 FI turbo, dry sump
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 02:08 PM
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 02:16 PM
Very neat lookin setup there Humble... I like it !!!
Yep - have already come across the pulley thing - have got one of CB's 6" pulleys that will fit straight up as my starting point for circuit stuff,
but for hillclimb I'll end up going smaller I think (since the engine only runs for like 2 minutes at a time, and with only a 1916 want to save the
hp)
So when you say the -12 is for a drain, you literally mean used for draining oil from the tank, right ??? I hadn't even thought about getting oil out
of the tank up till now....
You don't appear to have any sort of tap in the feed lines.... I'm guessing the upward curve in the lines stops oil from the tank running back to
the case when the engine isn't running.... you've found the pressure stage still sucks the oil through no probs ???
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 03:48 PM
Hi
Welcome along, good to see another German Looker fan on here.
Your commute looks like fun.
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 06:40 PM
I didn't want a disconnect between the oil and the motor, anything that can be forget, will be. So I felt it was safer to put a tall feed line in to
keep it from gravity feeding into the case. Actually, what really happened was I had the tank sitting much higher and made the lines to suit, but it
emptied into the sump overnight. It's kind of nice having the drain on
the tank since the case is mostly empty. Oil changes go quick but make sure your pan can hold 3 gallons before you open the drain.
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 10:48 PM
Love supers. nice one mate!
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posted on December 14th, 2009 at 11:12 PM
Welcome Humble, nice cars, like your style!
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posted on December 15th, 2009 at 07:44 AM
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posted by cam070
Welcome Humble, nice cars, like your style!
x2
Love Lucy, she's a goer by the looks.
Has Lucy turned the wheels in anger yet?
I have a similiar dry sump setup with a 2.9 type IV but I've been using the 'forget me not' in line tap to isolate the engine feed line. Do you
find having the loop stops the engine filling? I thought it would still syphon.
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posted on December 15th, 2009 at 09:44 AM
I've only just touched the surface with Lucy's power. She's been going through a few teething problems with the ignition setup and oil system. I
was coming home one day giving a friend a quick show and I punched it coming up the hill which is about an 8% grade (par for the course in hillclimbs
here). I took first to redline, 8500, and second to maybe 6500 and we hit the better part of 70mph/112kph in about 4 seconds. I did hear a hint of
detonation so I know she's a bit lean and my seat-of-the-pants hp meter says about 270-ish hp at 13psi right now. I've ridden in a 400hp per ton
manx buggy and that's the power/weight goal for Lucy which in words is akin to driving an explosion.
A good rule of thumb for a dry sump is to kepp it below the oil level in the motor if possible, which is hard to do in a beetle. Atmospheric pressure
will push on the oil in the tank, which is also assisted by gravity, into the sump to level out if the motor is lower. So far by putting in the
raised section of feed line as tall as the tank it has prevented oil from filling the engine and the oil pump is more than strong enough to pull oil
through.
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Lucy: 73 super beetle sports bug, 944 turbo suspension, 930 turbo brakes, 2165 FI turbo, dry sump
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posted on December 15th, 2009 at 11:47 AM
I think you need to start some new threads on each of your cars. I am sure there are those amongst us who would like to see more of your handywork.
posted on December 14th, 2009 at 11:52 AM
It's kind of nice having the drain on
the tank since the case is mostly empty. Oil changes go quick but make sure your pan can hold 3 gallons before you open the drain.
