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Box on Wheels
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I need more horsepower for my Westy. Is this engine worth installing in a VW Bus?
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kombisutra
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Glenn 
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Henry,
It's worth 10 times what the Bus is worth.
Seriously why would you want to put a measly 160hp when you get a Type 1 built to over 200hp.
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2.0l, 160hp, 4 overhead cams, twin plugs. It's a Porsche 4 cam Carrera engine.
And it's b een done already.
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mpribanic
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2.0l, 160hp, 4 overhead cams, twin plugs. It's a Porsche 4 cam Carrera engine. |
I was wondering what this engine engine was. I just got this from an old Porsche mechanic from Brumos. He thought I may be able to use it in my coupe.
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Merlin
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*lol* *shakes head*
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Glenn
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Why waste your time on a 4 cylinder Porsche when you can have 6 cylinders?
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boxonrails
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| Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:59 am Post subject: Re: Porsche engine for a bus |
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| Box on Wheels wrote: |
I need more horsepower for my Westy. Is this engine worth installing in a VW Bus? |
Don't put it in your westy give it to your brother for the Deluxe. Now that the deluxe is wrecked  it needs a custom motor to go with the slam job. 
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ToolBox
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2.0l, 160hp, 4 overhead cams, twin plugs. It's a Porsche 4 cam Carrera engine. |
I was wondering what this engine engine was. I just got this from an old Porsche mechanic from Brumos. He thought I may be able to use it in my coupe.
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That's about $40k sitting there, if it runs a lot more. It would go nice in your coupe. |
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Mr. Electric Wizard
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Dang, 40K! 
I had no idea those engines went for that much!
I'm sure they're real fun to tune...
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Clean it up and eGay it! 
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904 powered Ghia with lots of 906 drivetrain parts
There were 3 of them actually:
SO, if it fits in a ghia, it will fit in your westy for sure  |
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| Glenn wrote: |
2.0l, 160hp, 4 overhead cams, twin plugs. It's a Porsche 4 cam Carrera engine. |
I was wondering what this engine engine was. I just got this from an old Porsche mechanic from Brumos. He thought I may be able to use it in my coupe.
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haha. your joking right. Pm me even , if your joking. i hope your not, and you actually do have that motor. good to see more surface. |
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thom
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Yeah, right; that motor is worth more than your house...
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I was wondering what this engine engine was. I just got this from an old Porsche mechanic from Brumos. He thought I may be able to use it in my coupe.
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Mr. Electric Wizard
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Hey Thom, what car did that originally come in?
Is it a 356 engine?
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thom
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Hey Thom, what car did that originally come in?
Is it a 356 engine? |
It's a Carrera 4-cam, used in the mid-50's Carreras. That motor is forged out of 100% pure unobtanium.
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Damn! My dad had two of those just sitting in the back of our garage, been sitting there longer than I've been alive. I chunked them in a dumpster last week! Guess I shouldn't have done that... 
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Glenn
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| Mr. Electric Wizard wrote: |
Hey Thom, what car did that originally come in?
Is it a 356 engine? |
Looks like it's from a 356 Carrera 2 and not from a 550 or 904GTS.
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| Damn! My dad had two of those just sitting in the back of our garage, been sitting there longer than I've been alive. I chunked them in a dumpster last week! Guess I shouldn't have done that... |
Nice try.
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| Damn! My dad had two of those just sitting in the back of our garage, been sitting there longer than I've been alive. I chunked them in a dumpster last week! Guess I shouldn't have done that... |
Nice try. |
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[quote="Glenn"]Henry,
It's worth 10 times what the Bus is worth.
Seriously why would you want to put a measly 160hp when you get a Type 1 built to over 200hp.
Denny Aker's bug is awesome. He also has a 930 powered Vanagon that pulls his enclosed trailer with Porsche inside at 120 mph.... |
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