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Old 05-27-2017, 06:07 AM   #194 (permalink)
ChopStix
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Supercharger? Well, considering that one of my favorite features of the Beetle's engine is the absence of timing chains or belts, it wouldn't surprise me if it happened to be crankshaft-driven.
x2 That's what I was thinking. The aftermarket ones were belt driven as shown previously. But a military vehicle would not likely use belts for *combat hardened* reasons.


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