My buddy just blew his engine in his 66 dune buggy and I am wondering if there is and adapter plates made so you can mate a 1.9 AAZ to the old bug transmission. If not were do i get a decent rebuild kit ? can i get performance camshafts? How well do the respond to porting and polishing and dual carbs? any info on some air cooled stuff would be cool.
Thanks...
Jeff
i think someone makes one, i've seen alot of watercooled engines in the back of air cooled cars. especially 8vs, and a 1.9 really is no different from any other 8v
I might be thinking of something else but doesn't the engine spin CCW in an aircooled?
I might be thinking of something else but doesn't the engine spin CCW in an aircooled?
no. You can bolt in a Ford 2.3 and it doesnt run CCW.
I happed to have that adapter.
Ok cool, thanks for clearing that up.. I wonder what car I'm thinking of
Kennedy Engineering makes a VW water cooled Diesel to VW Aircooled tranny adapter and pressure plate.
I used to have a link to a page where someone had put a 1.9L TD into an air cooled bug, I can't find it now.
This site has some H2O cooled swap info in it's forums though.
http://www.germanlook.comThere have been lots of H2O engine swaps done for aircooleds though, have a look at around germanlook.com. Super Beetles seem to lend themselves better to water cooled swaps as the front strut setup leaves more room for cooling.
On a dune buggy you might be squeezed for good cooling room unless he's got a sand rail, then the world is your oyster.
The Kennedy site lists a large group of engines they have adapters for and then says:
"All these engines rotate the correct direction except some 4 cylinder Honda and Corvair engines"
Tyler I hope you were thinking about a Corvair as opposed to a Honda... ewwwww !!
Vince
Here you go....
If this guy could get a Corrado G60 in his bug.....
http://www.germanlook.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=6849I have to stop looking at germanlook.com, it's making me want an aircooled with Porsche drive train, suspension, brakes, and wheels..
oh wait... a Type I with Porsche suspension, brakes, and wheels and a TDI-M FTW!!!!
:lol:
I might be thinking of something else but doesn't the engine spin CCW in an aircooled?
Doesn't matter. Just change the r&p to the other side of the case, and you're good to go.
Ok cool, thanks for clearing that up.. I wonder what car I'm thinking of
Probably the Corvair, who's engine
does run CCW.
a lysholm converted G60 beetle, no less! yummy!
