Hello all, Quick question for the experts out there..
Does a conversion kit exist, or has anyone ever managed to make a type
I have a chevy corvair engine with the VW trans kit.
Or you can use a Porsche 914 trans
yeah the Corvair engines is too big for a Beetle but it really blends nicely in the Laser 917 kit cars. ;-) You could sneak it into a Karmann Ghia or maybe the Type 3s and 4s though.
What are you creating/modifying?
BTW AFAIK all/most of the aircooled Type 1 engines run CCW already. Remember that we are usually looking at the rear of the engine. ;-)
Have you considered a chevy corvair engine? I think those run counterclockwise. And make more power.
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