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Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:45 am

Would a 1961 Bug with a 1776 with dual weber carbs be a good daily driver? Oh and what kind of hp are we talking here?

Mike :twisted:

Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:27 am

I have a 1776 with a progressive 2bbl and it is a daily driver. Mine has a higher perf cam, reworked heads with larger valves installed, headers and modified exhaust. The hp you will achieve will be dependant on a lot of factors. I believe that I read somewhere that a base 1776 with dual webers makes about 75hp.

There is no reason that this setup would not work well for you. I am in the process of working out minor bugs on mine. Part of what I am doing is attempting to get the milage up a bit. When I started tuning and playing with the engine I was only getting about 18 MPG. I am up in the high twenties now and have a new distributor on the way, I am hoping that the additional advance with the new distributor will get me over 30 mpg which is my goal.

good luck,

Mark

Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:13 am

As long as you use good quality components and the cam is not too radical, a 1776 should last just as long as a stock 1600cc

Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:19 am

1776 is going to be the best engine to start out with if you have all the good stuf in your engine 85-95hp is right where you need to be .its not a race car enjoy it for what it is good luck

Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:43 pm

hey, l227vw is that really you in the pic? If so do you want to go out with me.......I have a cool car :twisted:

Mike

Wed Jan 12, 2005 12:49 pm

I drove my 74 Beetle with a 1776cc with dual Dellorto 36DLRAs for 150,000 miles every day for years.

Never had a problem related to the mods.

Wed Jan 12, 2005 6:05 pm

69Squareback wrote: hey, l227vw is that really you in the pic? If so do you want to go out with me.......I have a cool car :twisted:

Mike

No that's not me in the pic. I'm a Blonde, NOT a Brunette silly. And my boods measure out at 38DD, not those teenie 36Cs. If you're interested in her, let me be the first to tell you that she's a total slut and will probably end up doing you in the back of your car within 2 hours of meeting her. Is that what you want?

Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:25 pm

No not really. O well gess I have to keep looking :cry:

Mike :evil:

Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:35 pm

Stop looking at my sister!Only I can have sex with her,so find your own!

Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:37 pm

Well I have a cool car so YA!! :twisted:

Mike 8)

Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:41 pm

I have a '56rag and a '60eurorag! oh im sorry,did you say something?

Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:51 pm

Well I have a 57 bug and a 69,71 SqBk's and 2 60 buses and a 63 notch back with a 1774cc...... did you say something? :twisted:

Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:55 pm

oh look at the sunshine through my open top! hows your headliner look,thought so! oh how'd you build a 1774? had to get 90's instead of 90.5s?

Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:43 pm

I drove my 74 Beetle with a 1776cc with dual Dellorto 36DLRAs for 150,000 miles every day for years.

My Goodness, that is an awful lot of miles to put on in one day, and so many days in a row too!!
:D

Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:52 pm

I got a cool car, can I do her?

Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:12 am

she only does guys that have ragtops,sorry! but that is a bitchin car though,maybe i should share my sister?!

Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:59 pm

Alan Willis wrote: she only does guys that have ragtops,sorry!

I don't even have a car, let alone a ragtop and I've banged her. Multiple times :lol: