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56samba
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 10:18 am    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
Beautiful car with an engine, that it deserves!
The engine turned out really nice Very Happy
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 2:56 pm    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
56samba wrote:
Beautiful car with an engine, that it deserves!
The engine turned out really nice Very Happy


Thanks for the compliment !!
that is a build I was dreaming for years to be able to build an oldspeed engine for one of my car and put my hands on it from start to end.

Fabricating some of the missing part was also something challenging at the start but ended up to be fun trying to find ways to build them based on old pictures.

The lest piece I am looking to get for the engine is to buy a Cebring exhaust from A1 muffler in California. I hope to be able to invest into that last piece by next spring.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 11, 2017 4:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
grailoc wrote:
Fabricating some of the missing part was also something challenging at the start but ended up to be fun trying to find ways to build them based on old pictures.

You did a fine job working out the "J" bars for the throttle lever extensions- clever solution! Now that you've shown the details, it would be relatively easy to replicate on other dual carb systems that have a similar principle.

So, how does this beastie run? Smooth, stronger acceleration, noticeable improvement with passing ability, and top speed?
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:09 am    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
Rome wrote:
grailoc wrote:
Fabricating some of the missing part was also something challenging at the start but ended up to be fun trying to find ways to build them based on old pictures.

You did a fine job working out the "J" bars for the throttle lever extensions- clever solution! Now that you've shown the details, it would be relatively easy to replicate on other dual carb systems that have a similar principle.

So, how does this beastie run? Smooth, stronger acceleration, noticeable improvement with passing ability, and top speed?


Hello,
top speed of the beetle is the same,
high end RPM is were the kit made the difference.
I still run the original exhaust and restaured distributor.

Next upgrade will be 010 distributor and cebring exhaust. It should help reveal the power
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My oldspeed 36hp autotechnik express build: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=670827
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 1:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
Hello..

Im building a similar set up . Why is it the manual choke can be left disconnected . Wouldnt i need to use it.
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
Huntd105 wrote:
Hello..

Im building a similar set up . Why is it the manual choke can be left disconnected . Wouldnt i need to use it.


Hi, what I did was to connect the manual choke on the left carburator only.
It helps when the engine is cold in cold temperatures.
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My oldspeed 36hp autotechnik express build: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=670827
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2019 2:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
Fair enough il be doing that then . . Have yoy noticed an noticeable increase in power . I read somewhere that soneone said it was a 4hp increase
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:00 am    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
Some time I didn't posted picture of the engine, so here it is Smile
Next upgrade will be to flip the original distributore by a 010.


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My oldspeed 36hp autotechnik express build: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=670827
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
Great work, nothing like problem solving.
I really appreciate that you detailed your work with photos, which really build up a resource for other enthusiasts.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 06, 2019 7:17 am    Post subject: Re: Autotechnik express Kit - for my 56 vert Reply with quote
what a nice job you did sorting out all the issues!

That 'crossbar style' linkage is the best design I've seen for this type of application, be design it's insensative to engane expansion, which you can't say for the many of the other designs. Great job in coming up with a solution to the missing links, too.

I have a question about your cast aluminum Autochnik intake manifolds: The bulge in the center, is there a greater volume than just a straight pipe? (deferring from the constant bore that the Okrasa manifolds have)
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