[tcb] Re: Need help deciding
- From: Ronnie Hughes <fracdogii@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:21:38 -0700 (PDT)
I have a 1776 in Utah that was built by Ron Serano or something like that. He's
dead now but was on the samba for years. Very bad delivery issues, good
engines. Anyway, 110 cam, weber progressive, mech advance dizzy, electronic
ignition, bug pack exhaust. I have plenty of power and never shifted gears
going up any of the hills to and from fredericksburg. Point is a 1776 that is
set up properly does have the HP to pull a bus, however, I would love to give
my 1776 to oakhill and have them stroke it.
Before you give up on your engine, make sure you are getting everything out of
it.
On Mon Apr 25th, 2011 10:26 AM CDT sammie smith wrote:
>Of course Steve is the only one on the list to never have any excess crap in
>his bus.
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>--- On Mon, 4/25/11, Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>From: Steve Chamberlain <steveraychamberlain@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [tcb] Re: Need help deciding
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Date: Monday, April 25, 2011, 10:13 AM
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>If you want torque, power and speed buy a Totota. If you want a classic VW buy
>a split with a 1600 and throw some of the excess crap out.
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>On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Gerald Livingston <gerald.tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>wrote:
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>Ronnie at bustoration.com swears by an 1835 using machine-in 88's (not
>the thin wall drop ins). I've seen him pull in at the Jerome show with
>his double door loaded so full it was squatting a bit and he pulls the
>AZ mountains just fine.
>
>You'd have to call him for current pricing and to talk to him about it.
>He's busy so emails may get missed. Phone number on the site.
>
>My 1600 was too weak to pull between 800 and 1000lbs of combined
>trailer/load weight. I'm just gonna work on lightening the trailer
><grin>
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>G2
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>On Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:58:49 -0700 (PDT)
>sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Best VW engine I have ever sat in front of: 2007 stroker engine
>> built by Oakhill Auto in Longview; 78 X 90.5 built with the secrets
>> of Oakhill Auto with Rabbit diesel rods. Gives you all the top speed
>> you would ever want and the best torgue for reliability you can buy.
>> I now have over 40,000 trouble free miles on mine with tours to both
>> coasts twice in the baja. Their total cost of a longblock is now
>> going to be probably $3,500+ because the price of cases and heads
>> have gone out of sight. By the time you put appropriate carbs and
>> other goodies on the long block you better budget at least $5,000.
>> Most people slap the big jugs on the VW engine (90.5 or 94) and think
>> they have solved their power problems. Not so. The weak part of the
>> the performance of the VW engine is lack of torque. To gain torque
>> you stroke the engine. Lyly Cheery used to be infamous for building
>> a street/race engine of 1800cc. It was, without going to look it up,
>> 74 X 90,5. Great engine because of the increased stroke. I guess
>> Lyle is still infamouns but I don't think he builds that particular
>> engine anymore. Have a friend with one of the engines of Lyle's in
>> his bug (and the engine is at least 12-15 years old) and he says his
>> car will run in excess of 115mph on his correct electric speedo. The
>> 2007cc engine built by Oakhill is super reliable, know of some
>> examples that have over 100,000 miles on them. You can get more
>> reliable horsepower cheaper out of the Type I engine than you can the
>> Type IV. Bottom line: If you want the most horsepower out of a
>> reliable engine and the least cost for the power; have Oakhill Auto
>> build you one of their 2007 engines. Their phone # is 903-297-3496,
>> they are in Longview, Tx, you need to talk to Daniel, and his waiting
>> list for this engine is probably 6 months or more.
>>
>> --- On Sun, 4/24/11, Alma Jo Barrera <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> From: Alma Jo Barrera <patchmongrel1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [tcb] Need help deciding
>> To: "TCB" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Sunday, April 24, 2011, 8:04 PM
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>> OK fellow bus owners. I have a dilemma.
>>
>> Let me start with what I have.
>>
>> 1970 Westy
>> 1776 engine. not stroker or anything special.
>>
>> what I want/need
>>
>> something with a bit more pulling power. especially when I have the
>> small trailer behind.
>> So am I looking for just a bigger engine? (2110) or is there a
>> crank/cam combination to give me more torque?
>> I am also thinking of just selling this bus and getting me a later
>> Bay with a type 4 engine. Good idea or bad.
>> Let the suggestions begin.
>>
>> If you want to only respond to me here is my email
>> oasipo209@xxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>> Alma Jo (AJ)
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