<VV> Rampside with VW engine

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/21/2005 1:28:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
Corvair at fnader.com writes:

I'd have  to disagree a bit... the Type IV VW 2.0's are a very desirable 
engine indeed  and capable of some serious performance. These engines were used 
in the  Porsche 912E and 914-2.0 as well as other Type IV VW's. I picked up 
an sad 912  with intentions of putting a Corvair engine in it... was shocked 
when this  early 912 turned out to have this engine in it!

That being said, their  forte is not low end torque and from the engine 
pictured, the guy isn't  getting much HP out of it either. A questional swap for a 
car, bu 
a bad  swap indeed for a Rampside!

I'll bet it is a VW 2sp as the VW engine  would need to be reversed if it 
were a  PG.

Bill




Well - Kinda. Certainly the Porsche 2.0 L motors in the last 914s and the  
last 912 (Note a pattern?) were good motors. The engine was quite different than 
 the Type IV that went in the bus. Heads were different, and of course Cam, 
etc.  Compression was higher in the Porsche, too, I believe. They were no great 
shakes  in the Bus, cause they had to work so hard. In the Porsche, they were 
the nicest  of the Type IVs. Not too hard cause the 1700's and 1800s were 
pretty lame. I've  had several of the Type IVs, including the rare 1600 cc model. 
(An industrial  version - adapted for the last air-cooled SuperVee race cars 
- which is how I  had one!) I do agree, not my choice for a Rampside swap!  - 
Seth  Emersonj