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Originally Posted by 73 Westy
I have decided to go for a Laurie Pettitt 1776 engine as he is only 50 miles away here in the UK and is very highly recommended as he will stand over the engine if anything goes wrong...I hope this set up will provide the low torque required for the Scottish Highlands and be able to cruse at 70 - 80 mpr on the motorway without slipping sown to 55 mph on long motorway hills or thrashing her guts out.
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Boy, oh boy, David ... I don't want to come off as being the definitive Mr. Knowledgeable or anything but I have to agree with Wrench. I have driven and ridden in a few 1776 cars and I think they're nice engines -- maybe even something VW should have done themselves at one time or another -- but for a bug, not a Westy.
I looked up the Scottish Highlands to see how they might compare to the Alleghenies. I am not sure I got that answer but it looks quite rugged (and beautiful). Cruising at 80 mph? Not slipping down to 55 mph on graded terrain? (You did mean
low-end torque rather than
low torque, didn't you?) Unless there is something that sets this 1776 well apart from the ones I experienced in Type 1's and Type 3's, I don't see it.
It's nice to have someone nearby who will back their work. If the favorable (for you) exchange rate doesn't compel you to buy one of Jake's camper specials, maybe there is someone nearby who will do a nice Type IV engine for you ... or maybe there is a better Type I engine for your needs.
Maybe someone else will chime in.