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 rockabillyted
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 08:39 PM |
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volkswagen s
hi, can anyone enlighten me what the volkswagen s badge stands for on the back of a 1972 beetle?
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jsheppard64
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 08:43 PM |
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super beetle
it has wider bonnet than regular beetle for more capacity
it has 1600 twin port engine
McPherson strut for the front and Independent rear suspension in the back
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Brad
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 08:43 PM |
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S - SuperBug
L - Luxury Bug
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jsheppard64
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 08:56 PM |
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so...
what then... is VW SS??
VW SS (as opposed to Commodore VS SS) 
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rockabillyted
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 08:59 PM |
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stop confusing me! the one im looking at definately has volkswagen s but the girl told me it was a 1500cc...hmmmm
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 09:07 PM |
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just have a look of the front has coil springs. and that the spare wheel lies flat (horizontal) i'm probably wrong and maybe sometimes along the 36
odd years the engine was replaced i don't know but if i'm not there are peoples who just put loads of badges on a car like an SS badge here follow
this link.
http://www.1302super.com/
http://www.1302super.com/page5.html
SS lol
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 09:21 PM |
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great websites, thanks!
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 09:37 PM |
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someone correct me if im wrong but i thought the S was meant to be for speed and the L was luxury.
SS is not factory
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Brad
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 09:38 PM |
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wouldn't that make SS Super Speedy then ?
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 09:43 PM |
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it varied from country to country to country
but in aus all the mcpherson struts bugs were known as superbugs
the 71-72 with the flat screen and dash were superbug S so had volkswagen S decklid badge and the 73-75 with the curved windscreen and big dash were
superbug L so naturally had volkswagen L
in europe they were 1302 and 1303 with an S after if they had 1600 engines instead of 1300
and US they were just Superbeetles
problem is over hte last 35+ years ppl have swapped engine lids repairing accidents and rust so u find allsorts out there
freinds had a 72 1300 beetle that had a superbug engine lid so it read vw1300 S even tho there was no such thing in aus
other problem is ppl get confused on engine size
cos 1600 engines are 1584cc some ppl think that means 1500cc...
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| posted on November 24th, 2008 at 09:51 PM |
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The s is plural. You will be sure to find another one popping up out of the blue when you least expect it. 
If you can't fix it with a hammer,
you have an electrical problem....
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| posted on November 25th, 2008 at 05:18 PM |
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my SS was for Super Sport
it has 5 extra hp with the painted brake calipers and 10hp more for the SS badge
the formuling steering wheel added another 5hp also
and Lukey performance sticker add about 10 more so i have about 90hp at my disposal
***note that this hp is totally bogus and doesn't make any real sense
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| posted on November 25th, 2008 at 06:54 PM |
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5" monster tachs are good for 25+hp
or 35 when fitted to an auto if they have a shift light
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| posted on November 25th, 2008 at 07:06 PM |
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+50 if the shift light is bigger than than the tacho 
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| posted on November 25th, 2008 at 07:10 PM |
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If you are a Super fan have a look at these sites as well
http://www.superbeetlesonly.com - SuperBeetles Only! (U.S.A.)
http://www.toplineparts.com - Top Line Parts (U.S.A.)
http://www.superbeetles.com - Super Beetles All Air-cooled (Canada)
http://www.1302super.com - About The VW 1302 (U.K.)
http://www.superbeetles.nl - Superbeetles (The Netherlands)
http://www.vw1303s.at - Aichlseder Racing (Austria)
http://www.vw1302.de - Seite für den VW Käfer 1302 (Germany)
http://www.vw-1303.com - Der Superkäfer (Germany)
http://www.cabrio.vw-1303.com - Der Superkäfer Cabriolet (Germany)
http://www.gelb-schwarzer-renner.com - Seite für den Gelb-Schwarzer Renner (Germany)
http://www.nobser.de - Nobser (Germany)
http://www.gsrenner.nl - GSR Central (The Netherlands)
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on November 25th, 2008 at 09:00 PM |
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Quick paint the name on the tyres with white crayon this is worth another 15 hp. This beetle will spin the wheels as good as any ricer in wet weather!
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| posted on November 27th, 2008 at 05:46 PM |
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a vehicle Defect sticker is the ultimate upgrade it means 200+ on the dyno
bald tyres mean u can do burn out so that's atleast 70+ on the dyno
and some would go to the extreme sound system so that adds another 20hp
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| posted on November 27th, 2008 at 06:58 PM |
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I have at least 1000hp going by these calculations then 
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