 Water cooled heads?, Baby 917, anyone? |
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| lapuwali |
 Mar 8 2004, 09:29 AM
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Back in my bike racing days, there was a class in the UK for what were once junk air-cooled singles, very free regulations. One common tweak was to convert to water cooled by just brazing a box around the cylinder and head, adding some lines and a small radiator. Some would even add a pump, although many just relied on simple convection flow.
Anyone tried such a thing on a Type 4? Even just doing the heads, as in the 917 (or was it the 956?) would allow you to substantially raise the compression ratio. Might significantly reduce the chances of things like dropped valve seats, as well. |
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lapuwali Water cooled heads? Mar 8 2004, 09:29 AM
maf914 I think Porsche originally developed its water coo... Mar 8 2004, 09:37 AM
dinomium The eighties Vanagon has a water cooled head. Lat... Mar 8 2004, 11:36 AM  |
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