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The Engine Shop
Here you can find loads of info on more unconventional methods of aircooled VW tuning!
Oldspeed - Mouse Motors 1200 - 1500
When it comes to tuning the VW T1 flat four engine most people work on the principle that there is no replacement for displacement but this is not always true. Yes displacement gives you the most power for minimum effort but wheres the fun in that!? It is more that possible to get around 60 reliable bhp out of a 1200 engine and 60-80 out of a 1300 or 1500 so why not give it a try! Even if you do decide to increase your displacement at a later date you will be able to use some of the parts such as headers and exhausts, twin carbs and rockers so why not give it a try!
Budget Supercharging
I think i may have found a supercharger that fits in a beetle engine bay!
With second hand Judson and Shorrock kits being few and far between these days and selling for four figure sums i thought this may be of interest to some of you.
Whilst randomly searching the internet i came across this:
Its an AMR 300 Mini supercharger originally used in the Subaru Vivio and Nissan March.
The good bits are:
1. It measures approximately 18.5cm in length (including the pulley) and the main body is around 15cm wide and 10.5cm tall so should fit snugly next to the alternator.
2. Its rated for engines up to 47KW or 63BHP and is therefore perfectly suited to a stock small capacity aircooled engine. Theres also a slightly larger version called the AMR 500 which is a cm or two larger in some dimensions but is rated up to 81KW or 101BHP, perfect for slightly larger motors.
And after much searching i've also found someone who has made the conversion in Australia although there is very little information. The install is not the neatest but it could certainly be improved.
