Ahh, sunny weather is here and it's time to dig out the Porsche replica thingy. Needs some work (fitting seatbelts would be nice) and has knocked up a whole 170 Km in its lifetime.
I post this because I'm wondering, does anyone have much experience with VW flat-fours?
This has one, and all I know is it has a twin-choke Weber 44 IDF, and is very, very loud. It will rev off the clock if you like (so over 6000 rpm) but pulls well from 2500-3000 rpm up, though I guess it would as it's so light (1450-1500 lbs). Oh yes it has Autokraft rocker-roller bits.
It has a small issue - throttle response is good on light throttle, but if you give it lots of throttle, it 'goes wuuuuurrrrrrrr' and loses power for a second or maybe more, then starts to pull really hard. It sounds like it's sucking plenty of air in when you do it, I guess it's not getting the fuel to go with it at first. I am told, and am inclined to believe, it's probably a slighty clogged carb. It doesn't feel ignition related and I'm pretty sure it's not.
That's all I know about the engine. Any ideas as to it's power, or any other interesting (lengthy, if you like) tidbits about VW four's in general?
As you can tell, I was born quite some time after they came about...
