Forum for VWACB

   
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                      weight
    engine            pounds   ref.       comments



VW flat-4 air cooled    200
VW flat-4 air cooled    215     (109)
VW flat-4 air cooled    215     (245) with heater boxes; 180 stripped
VW flat-4 Type IV       311     (109)
VW flat-4 Type 4        230     (189) Complete, uprighted, less exhaust system
VW flat-4 Type 1        250     (163) 1600cc dual port, stock flywheel,
                                     clutch, doghouse oil cooler, Monza
                                     muffler, Bosch alternator, twin
                                     Solex/Kadron carbs with manifolds and
                                     linkage, heater boxes, all sheet metal,
                                     without oil
VW 1.5L L4 Diesel       246     (226) w/ oil, int/exh man, no alt. or starter
VW Rabbit 1.6-1.7-1.8   231     (245) Dasher, Scirocco, Jetta, Omni, Horizon

Vauxhall Calibra        245     (75) 24v, 2.5L V6
Vauxhall Swindon        230     (106) race motor, 2.0L
Vauxhall 16 valve       237     (199)

Vertemati                62     (169) SOHC 4 stroke single, 503cc, 56HP

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Transmissions

 maker    weight gears type    source    comment

VW          71   4 speed manual  (147) Beetle IRS transaxle
VW          79   4 speed manual  (147) Bus IRS transaxle

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Sources:

unattributed data:  from my paper notes of yesteryear
otherwise:

(1)  Handbook of Engine Swapping, John Thawley, 1960
(2)  Complete Handbook of Automotive Power Trains, Jan Norbye, 1981
(3)  Passenger Car Engines, papers, IMechE, 1975
(4)  New Light Duty Engines, SAE 510, 1982
(5)  Hot Rod Engines, Hot Rod, 1967
(6)  Aspects of Internal Combustion Engine Design, SAE 582, 1982
(7)  Popular Science, May 1984
(8)  Automotive Industries, June 1993
(9)  Cycle Magazine, Cook Neilson, "TDC" Feb 1990
(10) Street Rodder, Neal Muyleart, "Aluminum Manifold", Aug 1993
(11) Popular Science, March 1974
(12) Popular Science, September 1982
(13) Popular Science, May 1972
(14) Popular Science, April 1974
(15) Popular Science, December 1977
(16) Popular Science, November 1973
(17) Automotive Industries, July 1992
(18) Ford SVO V-6 Racing Engine Builder's Guide, 1992
(19) "Streamlining and Car Aerodynamics", Norbye, 1977
(20) "The New Mazda RX7 and Mazda Rotary Engine Sports Cars",
     Jack Yamaguchi, 1985
(21) Popular Science, April 1979
(22) Autotech, April 1988
(23) Racecar Engineering, V2 N6 1993
(24) Sports Car International, October 1992
(25) Road & Track, February 1994
(26) Collectible Automobile, January 1986
(27) Road & Track, December 1970
(28) Road & Track, August 1980
(29) Road & Track, February 1992
(30) Car and Driver, March 1992
(31) Superauto Illustrated, October 1986
(32) Sports Car International, January 1993
(33) Sports Car International, June 1992
(34) Automobile, November 1991
(35) Motor Trend, September 1993
(36) Road & Track, April 1980
(37) Road & Track, August 1993
(38) Car and Driver, January 1984
(39) Popular Mechanics, June 1981
(40) Road & Track, January 1989
(41) Road & Track, December 1993
(42) Motor Trend, August 1990
(43) Sports Car International, July 1990
(44) Road & Track, May 1985
(45) Automotive Industries, May 1994
(46) Machine Design, May 23 1994
(47) Automotive Industries, April 1994
(48) Hot Rod Ford High Performance 1985
(49) Road & Track, May 1989
(50) Road & Track October 1979
(51) Motor Trend, September 1972
(52) Road & Track, June 1989
(53) Road & Track, September 1984
(54) Motor Trend, June 1985
(55) Motor Trend, August 1984
(56) Motor Trend, August 1987
(57) Road & Track, July 1987
(58) Car Craft, July 1994
(59) Racecar Engineering, Summer 1991
(60) Circle Track, August 1994
(61) Car Design & Technology, July 1992 (British)
(62) The World's Fastest Cars, Publications International Ltd 1989
(63) Racecar Engineering, Vol 2 Number 5
(64) Racecar Engineering, Vol 3 Number 1
(65) Car Design & Technology, November 1992 (British)
(66) Racecar Engineering Vol 2 Number 2
(67) Car Design & Technology, March 1992 (British)
(68) Car Design & Technology, June/July 1991 (British)
(69) Car Design & Technology, September 1992 (British)
(70) Car Design & Technology, June 1992 (British)
(71) Car Design & Technology, May 1992 (British)
(72) Motor Trend, September 1993
(73) Car Design & Technology, October 1992 (British)
(74) Racecar Engineering, Vol 2 Number 3
(75) Racecar Engineering, Vol 3 Number 3
(76) Racecar Engineering, Vol 2 Number 4
(77) Automotive Industries, November 1992
(78) Sports Car, March 1994
(79) Automotive Industries, July 1992
(80) Automotive Industries, December 1992
(81) Automotive Industries, October 1993
(82) Automotive Industries, February 1994
(83) Super Cars, December 1978
(84) Racer, September 1994
(85) dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us, on scales
(86) Automobile Design: Great Designers and Their Work (1970)
(87) Some Unusual Engines, LJK Setright, 1975
(88) Corvette Quarterly, Spring 1995
(89) Machine Design, May 11 1995
(90) Automotive Engineering, July 1995
(91) Machine Design, June 15, 1995
(92) Automotive Engineering, April 1995
(93) Car Craft, October 1990 (via thaxton@kscdm6.cad.ksc.nasa.gov)
(94) Design News, October 5 1992 (via thaxton@kscdm6.cad.ksc.nasa.gov)
(95) Haynes International Race Engine directory, via: Eric Verschuur
   

(96) The Wankel Engine by Jan P. Norbye (Chilton, '73, ISBN 0-8019-5591-2)
    via: Eric Verschuur
(97) Automotive Quarterly, vol 22, no 1  via: Jim Davies
(98) Jim Davies
(99) 1955 Chrysler Service Manual - Imperial, Windsor, New Yorker, 300
(100) dale@wyvern.wyvern.com (Dale Maurice)
(101) David Alan Clemens
(102) LLOYD ROBERT C
(103) Dan Jones
(104) Haynes manuals, via: jcatford@rsvs.ulaval.ca (Jean-Guy Catford)
(105) jcatford@rsvs.ulaval.ca (Jean-Guy Catford)
(106) Cars & Car Conversions, February '95, via: amm@tremas.dct.ac.uk
     (Angus Marshall) (British)
(107) Automotive Engineering, November 1995
(108) Automotive Industries, January 1995
(109) Kit Car, March 1995
(110) Automotive Industries, February 1995
(111) Exotic Cars Quarterly, Summer 1991
(112) Hot Rod Engines 1992
(113) Kitplanes, April 1994
(114) Kitplanes, September 1995
(115) Hot Rod, April 1996
(116) Machine Design, May 9, 1996
(117) Automotive Industries, March 1996
(118) Automotive Industries, June 1996
(119) SAE 890877, "Honda Formula One Turbo-Charged V6 1.5L Engine"
(120) SAE 640252, "The Ford D.O.H.C. Competition Engine"
(121) SAE 660742, "The Coventry Climax Racing Engine 1960-1965"
(122) Popular Hot Rodding, October 1988
(123) Automotive Engineering, May 1996
(124) Peterson's Complete Book of Ford, 3rd Edition, 1973
(125) Surplus Center, 1997 catalog
(126) Kent's Mechanical Engineer's Handbook, 12th Ed. 1950
     note: many utility Diesel and aircraft engines listed in this book
(127) Automotive Industries, March 1997
(128) Automotive Industries, October 1996
(129) Automotive Industries, September 1996
(130) Automotive Engineering, December 1996
(131) Automotive Engineering, January 1996
(132) Automotive Engineering, June 1997
(133) Automotive Industries, October 1996
(134) Fast Car, August 1996 (British)
(135) Motor Trend, August 1967
(136) Road & Track, July 1967
(137) Road & Track, August 1967
(138) Hot Rod, May 1978
(139) Vari-Prop ad, Sport Aviation February 1995
(140) Automotive Engineering, December 1982
(141) Machine Design, April 3 1997
(142) Design And Development Of The Indy Car, Roger Huntingdon
(143) Ward's Auto Reports Online September 1999
(144) RaceTech Magazine web site January 2000
(145) Jerico 1994 catalog
(146) Jay Klahr, February 1997
(147) Kit Car March 1995
(148) "Jaguar: Performance and Pride" by Pete Lyons and the Auto Editors of
      Consumer Guide, published 1991, via  "VanOeveren, Ron"
       March 1996
(149) Jerico ad, Circle Track August 1996
(150) Jack Chesley  14 March 1996
(151) Road & Track April 1974 via Craig Blome

     September 1996
(152) "S. Grossen"  January 1997
(153) "Sparkman, Jeffrey"  13 February 1997
(154) "Dan. Jones" January 1997
(155) Machine Design, June 11 1992
(156) The Complete Official 948cc and 1098cc Sprite/Midget: 1961-1966
     Robert Bentley  ISBN 0-8376-0023-5 via Craig Blome
     October 1999
(157) Frederic Breitwieser 24 September 1999
(158) Automotive Industries July 1996
(159) Popular Science, August 1979
(160) jfross@ix.netcom.com (John Ross), rec.crafts.metalworking,
     17 November 1996
(161) Ed Raden  June 1997
(162) Brian Knowles 29 August 1997 (his scale)
(163) "Leavitt, David R" September 1999
     (his scale)
(164) Stephen Wilson 22 September 1997 (his scale)
(165) Joel Koenigs 23 May 1997
(166) Brian Knowles  November 1997
(167) Will Klopfenstein May 1997
(168) Car Craft  March 1998
(169) Hugo van Waaijen  11 Aug 1999
(170) Brian Knowles  25 Jun 1997 (his scales)
(171) Dvbai@aol.com  21 Aug 1997 (his scale)
(172) RWa11@aol.com  30 Jun 1998 (his scale)
(173) Hopkinsmik@aol.com  01 Oct 1998
(174) http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/allison.htm
(175) http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/clerget.htm
(176) http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/db605.htm
(177) http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/super.htm
(178) http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/xr-7755.html
(179) http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/pr-1937.htm
(180) http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/pr-2800.htm
(181) http://www.aviation-history.com/engines/wr-1937.htm
(182) http://www.gmpowertrain.com/ind57PS.htm
(183) http://www.gmpowertrain.com/ind65PS.htm
(184) http://www.gmpowertrain.com/ind74PS.htm
(185) Contact! issue 41, via Brian Knowles 12 Feb 2000
(186) John Robinson 101546,3555 CIS  S17/European & UK Cars #728212 13-Feb-97
(187) Dcat917@aol.com 09 Feb 2000
(188) Tom Hill 26 Dec 1999  on his scale
(189) Joe Locicero 28 Mar 1998
(190) http://www.audi.co.za/environment/weight/weight.html via
     "Craig A. Blome" 13 Dec 1997
(191) Automotive Industries November 27, 1937 via
     Marvin McConoughey 29 Apr 1997
(192) Jerry Wills  01 Dec 1998
(193) Chuck Karish karish@mindcraft.com
(194) Scott McClelland  scottm@hprpcd.rose.hp
(195) Bob Hale x594 7 Oct 98
(196) Automobile July 1991
(197) steveb@indy.net (steve benson)  rec.autos.tech 9 Sep 1995
(198) Ian Drysdale  20 Jun 1999
(199) Daniel1312@aol.com  31 Dec 1999 (unknown magazine article)
(200) "Steve N."  18 Feb 1999
(201) Laszlo Szerenyi  4 May 1999
(202) http://www.eagle.ca/~harry/aircraft/tempest/sabre/
(203) http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/b ... rn-01.html
(204) Cycle World, December 1985
(205) Cycle World, February 1985
(206) Cycle, September 1984
(207) Modern MOTOR, June 1984 (Australian)
(208) Motorcyclist, April 1987
(209) Cycle World, November 1986
(210) Racecar Engineering, Volume 3 Number 5, 1994
(211) Honda CB650 factory service manual, 1980
(212) Cycle World, July 1987
(213) Cycle World, April 1984
(214) Ian Drysdale mc-chassis-design@list.sirius.com
     04 Dec 1998
(215) Michael Moore mc-chassis-design@list.sirius.com
     03 Dec 1998
(216) Michael Moore mc-chassis-design@list.sirius.com
     03 Dec 1998
(217) Jim Schneider mc-chassis-design@list.sirius.com
     04 Dec 1998
(218) Motorcyclist, May 1978
(219) Motorcyclist, October 1985
(220) Motorcyclist, April 1978
(221) Automotive Engineering, May 1997
(222) Cycle World, June 1969
(223) David Meek , 10 Dec 1999
(224) Anton Krivanek 10 Jun 2000
(225) "Fraser, Adam" 07 Jun 2000
(226) GLGREEN232@aol.com  15 Feb 1998
(227) Michael Smart  03 Nov 1999
(228) GD  18 Apr 2000
(229) James Gibat-Thoroski, http://members.fortunecity.com/mercurycapri/
     projectrsx/v8sho/shonotes.html  11/00
(230) ScottyCBoy@aol.com  22 Apr 1999
(231) Robert  13 Apr 1998 referencing
     http://web2.airmail.net/robmu/eyewtk.html
(232) John Slater  27 Jun 1998
(233) Automotive Industries, February 1996
(234) Fast Car, February 1992 (British)
(235) Chevy High Performance, July 1998
(236) CAR, November 1986
(237) Motor, March 19 1983 (British)
(238) Capri Mild to Wild, October 1984 (British)
(239) Circle Track, July 1998
(240) Machine Design, May 11, 1995
(241) David Hardcastle, "The Rover V8 Engine"
(242) "Hot Rodding The Compacts". Peterson, 1964
(243) MG V8 Newsletter v4n1
(244) Solar Automotive conversion brochure
(245) Kennedy Engineered Products adapter catalog
(246) Peterson's Complete Book of Engines 1965
(247) Car Craft, February 2000
(248) http://home.t-online.de/home/gerhard.ki ... engine.htm
(249) http://www.exeter-falcons.demon.co.uk/techspec.htm
(250) NACA TN-34, 1921
(251) NACA TN-211, 1925
(252) ATSG web page, 2001
(253) 21St Century Turbo
(254) http://www.ohtm.org/eng_wright.html
(255) http://www.ohtm.org/eng_gnome.html
(256) http://www.ohtm.org/eng_clerget.html
(257) http://www.ohtm.org/eng_cyclone.html
(258) http://www.ohtm.org/eng_liberty.html
(259) http://www.ohtm.org/eng_wasp.html
(260) http://www.ohtm.org/eng_hallscott.html
(261) Cycle World, May 1979
(262) Automotive Engineering, March 2002
(263) Machine Design, Jul7 8, 2004