Your Volkswagen Beetle is not only the worlds most popular car, but a favorite for those of you who cant wait to wrench out every ounce of performance and handling from your Bug. This detailed guide shows you how to upgrade your Bug for total performance and reliability.
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Keith Seume has been editor of VolksWorld magazine and is now editor of Ultra VW. Previous books include VW Beetle Custom Handbook, VW Beetle Performance Handbook, VW Beetle Interchange Manual and VW Beetle Coupes & Cabriolets.
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25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Touches on all important aspects of building a custom Beetle,
By A Customer
This review is from: VW Beetle Performance Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Upgrading Engine, Transmission, Suspension and Brakes (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
A great 'how to' book that gives you general guidelines in all the important areas as to how to go about building a custom Beetle. Probably not quite detailed enough for an experienced Beetle customizer looking for all the latest and greatest mods. It's aimed primarily at someone doing this for the first time. His other book, 'Air-Cooled VW Engine Interchange Manual' (5 stars), is the next step down as far as detail is concerned and concentrates on engine specific information.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Good Beginner Book but Dangerous,
By Cynthia Kisner (Killingworth) - See all my reviews
This review is from: VW Beetle Performance Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Upgrading Engine, Transmission, Suspension and Brakes (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
I found Vw Beetle Performance Handbook by Keith Seume the perfect book for a beginner. It has valuable information on all aspects of building a car Suspension, Brakes, Transmission, and Engine. I will definetly use much of the upgrades he described. Yet I find many of his engine modifications dangerous. What I mean by this is he says for the ultimate motor. Get an 84x94 engine, 44x37.5 heads, MSD 6AL, merged header with turbo muffler, and Weber 48 IDA's. This is all in all good advice yet he completely neglects valvetrain geometry and connecting rods. Without strengthening the valvetrain you will most likely suck a valve putting a piston through the case and wrecking the rod. Without stengthening the rod the most likely reaction to this would be a snapped connecting-rod effectivley wrecking you crank, head, and case. His vague descriptions could ultimately wreck YOUR case, connecting rods, piston, heads, and your bone-stock valvetrain geometry. In summation a good beginner book but his vague descriptions could paint you into a corner. I would definetly recomend you read a more specified book like VW Interchange Manual before attempting any major modifications.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
More than Just Engines!,
By A Customer
This review is from: VW Beetle Performance Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Upgrading Engine, Transmission, Suspension and Brakes (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
This book is great, it deals with most of the issues surounding Beetle perfomance. There are a lot of books around detailing how to uprate your engine, but this book also deals with suspension and more importantly braking systems!
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Built way back in 1936, this 985cc four-cylinder engine was the true forefather of the Beetle's familiar aircooled unit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
urethane bushes, dual carburettors, equalizer spring, fast road use, aftermarket heads, spider gears, intermediate housing, axle beam, dropped spindles, fast road car, rocker assemblies, stroker crank, caster angle, mild street, race fuel, transmission mountings, stud pattern, aftermarket wheels, dual springs, rubber bushes, positive camber, clutch pressure plate, axle tubes, spring plates, street engine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Built way back in 1936, this 985cc four-cylinder engine was the true forefather of the Beetle's familiar aircooled unit. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
urethane bushes, dual carburettors, equalizer spring, fast road use, aftermarket heads, spider gears, intermediate housing, axle beam, dropped spindles, fast road car, rocker assemblies, stroker crank, caster angle, mild street, race fuel, transmission mountings, stud pattern, aftermarket wheels, dual springs, rubber bushes, positive camber, clutch pressure plate, axle tubes, spring plates, street engine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Gene Berg Enterprises, Super Beetle, Pauter Machine, California Look, Karmann Ghia, Dura Blue, South America, Street Eliminator, German Car Company, Talbot Horizon New!
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