Quaife test video engine specs?

jakriz · Post by **jakriz** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 2:19 pm

Can anybody tell me what the engine specs are of the black beetle doing burnouts in that video, I love the way he hits second gear & just takes off!
regards
Jak

Justin_ · Post by **Justin_** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 5:15 pm

If you read the article in the tech section of Cal-Look.com, on page 3 of "Building a fast and reliable engine", Mark Herbert mentions the configuration. Apparently it's a 2276 which he recommends and describes in the article but maybe someone will be able to provide more details.

Mark H · Post by **Mark H** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 10:55 pm

quaife test motor. 94x84=2332cc, 5.5" porsche journal Bugpack rods and crank, old german mag case with all mach work done by Rimco, bored,stroked,full flowed,sand sealed, power pulley, 14lb flywheel, 2100lb Kennedy clutch,cush lock disc, all balanced, chrome moly 8mm head studs, mahle pistons,stock rings, 1-1/2qt sump,shadec 26mm oil pump,Empi iron FF cover, 120 Engle cam with 36HP gears and 1.25 rockers, (295 x .499") thin wall chrome moly pushrods, stock VW 040 heads with 40x 35.5 valves, dual springs,Ti retainers,ported by Jeff Denham to perfection, Manifolds matched , 48 IDF carbs with air cleaners, 1 5/8s four tuned merged header into 2-1/2" Dyno max superturbo muff, All tin powdercoated gloss black except alt plate which was hammer tone silver/grey,yellow plug wires,bosch red coil, 009 distr with perlux point pick up, stock fuel pump. This motor pulled from 3000 to 7000 and drove like a dream. It would pull my black 61 bug into the 13s with a stock trans and got 25MPG on the hiway. It was a great motor that i still own altho It has been pulled completely apart at the moment because I thought I was going to make it better ...But instead the poor thing got ignored

Oh well . It went about 40,000 miles in its first incarnation. It could have went many more. Hope I didn't leave anything out

69bug · Post by **69bug** » Thu Jan 01, 2004 11:43 pm

compression ratio!!!!

Mark H · Post by **Mark H** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 1:16 am

69bug wrote:compression ratio!!!!

CRAP!!! I can`t believe I left that out . you got me

8.2 to 1
Oh and just for the heck of it, heres the trans ratios. 3.88 R&P, 3.78 1st, 2.06 2nd, 1.26 3rd , .89 4th. with very bald 165 Michelins

jakriz · Post by **jakriz** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 3:59 am

Thanks very much for that Mark
regards
Jak