Need advice for a novice new to the world of air-cooled vws.

[Alstrup]

Well, you can definitely help a guy to spend money.
Just because "you" can´t make a progressive run properly it does´nt mean that its impossible. It just means that you are not listening to what the engine wants. - Use John Connolly´s (ACN) instructions on this site and also on his site, and you have come a long way already there.
Yes there are a bunch of things I would have done different too, but that doesnt mean that the engine wohnt run.
From the pictures it looks like it has a 4 into 1 header already, but it is a little hard to determine.

[mark tucker]

come buy my bug and have fun..reliable, lotsa power great mpg. I have 2 filters after the pump and 1 before the pump. and yes they are plastic wix filters...made in russia.

[Strichtarn]

Alright, I got a few pics of the exhaust setup. Its been real sunny out, so it's hard to get a good pic, but I hope this helps. I'm just inexperienced as far as how a lot of these pieces work together, I don't wanna Frankenstein my setup just because I think it looks cool, just to find out it's really inefficient.
So I figured some input from here would be helpful.
I did decide on upgrading to the dual carbs, Weber 40 IDFs. The guy who's installing everything is going to teach me a lot about how to jet everything and tune them, because that's been a big thing I've been hesitant about.

[Strichtarn]