Recipe # 5
John's V8 Scaring 2165
| 1. | Owner | John Virginillo |
| 2. | Email Address | [email protected] |
| 3. | Vehicle Type | 1972 Super Beetle |
| 4. | Displacement | 2165cc |
| 5. | Crankcase | Used |
| 6. | Crankshaft | 78mm Counterweighted Forged |
| 7. | Connecting Rods | |
| 8. | Pistons&Cylinders | 94mm |
| 9. | Piston Rings | |
| 10 | Camshaft | Engle 110 |
| 11 | Cam gears | stock |
| 12 | Cam followers | stock |
| 13 | Pushrods | stock |
| 14 | Cylinder Heads | DP 040 heads brand unknown HD single springs, 40x35.5 valves, mildly ported |
| 15 | Rockers | Stock solid shafts |
| 16 | Spark Plugs | |
| 17 | Exhaust | kadron extractor dual mufflers |
| 18 | Compression Ratio | 7.3:1 |
| 19 | Fuel System | Single 44 IDF |
| 20 | Fuel Pump | stock |
| 21 | Oil Pump | |
| 22 | Oil Sump | Stock |
| 23 | Oil Cooler | type1 |
| 24 | Ignition | Compufire triggering Jacobsen |
| 25 | Distributor | 009 |
| 26 | Flywheel | 11 lbs 8 dowel |
| 27 | Pulley | Stock size aluminum with sand seal |
| 28 | Clutch | |
| 29 | Pressure Plate | KEP 2300 lb |
| 30 | Transmission | Stock |
| 31 | Wheels | CIP 8 Spoke Black (empi style) 15x5.5 |
| 32 | Tires | Front 145SR15 Rear 165SR15 |
| 33 | Max. Horsepower | Estimate 120 HP @ 4500 |
| 34 | Max. Torque | |
| 35 | 0-60mph Time | |
| 36 | 1/4 mile Time | |
| 37 | Engine Mileage | 2000 miles |
| 38 | Cost To Build | 4500 CDN or 3000.00 US |
| 39 | Purpose | Daily Driver |
| 40 | Comments | Very quick off the line and torquey. Have given a few V8's a scare ;-) |
