Yes, as pictured the exhaust is quite loud. I am working on making some baffles for the tailpipes to cut the noise down a bit.
To shorten the throttle body like that was pretty easy if you have access to a lathe. It probably could be done with a hack saw and grinder if needed.
Once shortened, I just needed to weld the part that the cable attaches to to the remaining lever. This allows you just enough room to put an intake elbow on.
I stumbled on this thread by accident, and its the best thing that's happened to me all day.
So obviously, I've got a million questions. But first, you realize that you have probably solved the issue of fitment on a 68-up Bay window? Just by fitting it to the tighter Beetle application, this may solve the bus application as well without having to resort to reversers, etc.
So what molded intake hose did you use? Also, how long do you think the whole operation took you?
Marshall
Driving Definitions: Understeer is when you hit the tree with the front of the car. Oversteer is when you hit the tree with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the tree. Torque is how far you take the tree with you.
Thanks for comments. Thin take boot is from a MK3 jetta or golf with a 2.0 engine. It is perfect for this job, fits the throttle and the MAF and has a hole that can allow a hose to go to the idle controller.
I have been slowly working on this engine conversion since August. I own a VW/Audi shop and this is my toy when I can make spare time at home (tough with four kids).
So here is how I fill it with coolant, this remote pressure cap is from a BMW motorcycle. I can tuck it up behind the right fan once filled. Ill have a hose coming off the overflow piece of it going to a bottle somewhere. In order to bleed the air out of the radiator when filling, I drilled a small hole through the plastic section of the radiator on the upper right side. You just fill till antifreeze comes out of the bleed hole, then put a screw in the hole. This leaves the top inch or so of the radiator empty. A lot of cars were made like this, you had a mark about an inch below the cap and were supposed to fill to the mark when cold and when hot it would expand to fill it to the top.
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