1st in class

[jakriz]

Thanks for the comments guys. The track that it was on is the longest & fastest that we do & it normally doesn't suit the beetle very well as top end speed usually goes against me. But since I got rid of the 1303 gearbox & put in another with a 1.58 third & 1.04 4th it brings the engine on cam alot quicker. I was able to pull 6200rpm in top at the end of the straight whereas last year with the long gears I was only doing 5000rpm. With a K-8 it's really only coming into it's power band at 5 so to make it come on at mid straight makes a world of difference.
I've ordered some round port CNC heads in 42x37.5 valve sizes to replace my 40x35 040 heads just for a little more poke next year before I put the 82mm crank in & really freak the Porsche club out! I was going to put in lexan windows, get another set of wheels with slicks & rip all the interior out, but I really like it as a daily driver , comfortable street car, so it's going to have to stay as is. It's currently 890kg (1958pounds) & thats when I take the tool box out, spare tyre & half a tank of gas, so it's no lightweight.
regards
Jak