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Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:40 pm
by Deleted User 62
Who would do such a thing? Image Image

Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 2:39 pm
by Garnet
Never seen one in a Rubber Cow. :o

That should be fun.

Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:49 am
by r75bitsa
Bigger would definetly be better, was quite common in the 60`s/70`s

Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 9:49 am
by Ken in Oklahoma
Duane has opined that only an idiot would put a VW engine into a Beemer. Or words to that effect.




Ken

Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:09 am
by melville
Is that a /2 trans?

Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:26 am
by Garnet
melville wrote:Is that a /2 trans?
At a glance yes. It looks like they machined off the air filter housing.

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Edit: They used a 702 kick start lever.

The probable reason for the /2 box, there where a couple of different kits avaiable that included an adapter plate to bolt the box to the VW engine. Ural and Dneper boxes are sometimes used now, but look different.

00weel's VMW,

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Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 10:00 pm
by Chuey
It appears the one in the opening post has a 1.9 liter engine......and Weber carbs. You know, in case a regular engine isn't enough for ya.

Chuey

Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 10:47 am
by Deleted User 287
Chuey wrote:It appears the one in the opening post has a 1.9 liter engine......and Weber carbs. You know, in case a regular engine isn't enough for ya.

Chuey
Is that the hot set-up for getting your Type 2 up hills? :geek:

Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 11:57 am
by Duane Ausherman
My regular engine had so much torque that I could put it in 4th, top gear, and from a standing start, slip the clutch a bit and walk away while at an idle. You can't easily do that in first with the stock /2 engines unless the idle is set quite high.

Re: Somebody put a VW engine in a BMW

Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 7:34 pm
by Ken in Oklahoma
Duane Ausherman wrote:My regular engine had so much torque that I could put it in 4th, top gear, and from a standing start, slip the clutch a bit and walk away while at an idle. You can't easily do that in first with the stock /2 engines unless the idle is set quite high.

That must have come in real handy a lot of times. (Sorry, Duane. My wise-ass gene made me say it.)



Ken