I put a VW motor in my xA!!! (56k maybe)

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01-04-2006, 04:01 AM

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I put a VW motor in my xA!!! (56k maybe)

It's an air cooled 1600...

Ok, so it's not installed, it's just being transported, but still, it's nice to know that the little xA can haul some serious cargo. I saved lots of gas money since I didn't have to use my gas-guzzling F-150.

01-04-2006, 04:32 AM

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thats still false advertisment there

i was looking too see that in the engine bay

what such treakery you played apone me

you need to drop that in for the rear wheels

01-04-2006, 04:54 AM

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hmmm all wheel drive. 2 engine xA

01-04-2006, 06:25 AM

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that looks like a pretty bad arsed 1600.

01-04-2006, 12:39 PM

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Who built it??? That is a sweet motor...

01-04-2006, 12:47 PM

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not too shabby, i thought it was a VW swap. i like the handles you made

01-04-2006, 01:34 PM

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That was just evil. I was thinking that there was going to be a motor swap.....but it is nice to know that the xA can carry something heavier than a few people

01-04-2006, 02:08 PM

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swap it out and have a RWD xA...and that woudl be awesome

01-04-2006, 02:14 PM

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wherein the &@%$#%#$%$#@%^@# noooo ok there got my atention jejjeje

01-04-2006, 02:22 PM

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Just cut some holes, modify some axles, cross your fingers... And vioala! RWD!!!!

01-04-2006, 02:37 PM

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what car is that going in, I had the same motor in my 74 super beetle.

01-04-2006, 06:51 PM

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Nice trick

Sweet.

Got my attention

I have thought about dropping a VW 2.0 16V in the box. I've done a few engine conversions, VW related. http://volksweb.relitech.com/robw.htm
I just can't get over the whole VW powered Scion dilemma.

You must be over 1776 to drink all that gas from that Webber 48

01-04-2006, 06:58 PM

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Personally I would LOVE a VW 16v powered xB...

01-04-2006, 09:18 PM

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My first thought on reading the title of this thread was "what the hell is wrong with this guy???"

Turns out, not nearly as much as I had expected.

Good one, Dan!

01-05-2006, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Boxer_Rebellion

Personally I would LOVE a VW 16v powered xB...

why? it would break down all the time.

I had a 1756cc and a 2332cc in my 71 bug. 12s anyone?

01-05-2006, 03:33 AM

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Ok, the motor is out of my autocross car, a formula vee. Right now it's running on 2 cylinders, which is why I took it to a shop in Kentucky for a rebuild. The motor without gearbox only weighs about 200 lbs, so it's like having a fat guy in the back seat. Once it gets rebuilt, it will make about 100 hp at the flywheel--nothing to write home about, but it's cheap and low to the ground. The handles are on the plywood cradle I made to make it easy to load/unload.