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freebeard · 10-13-2023, 05:39 AM

My thousand dollar car needs $700 in exhaust work.

I'd like to have the Superbeetle on the road, but it needs a top end rebuild --lets say $2K.

It's down to 50PSI on #1, but performs fairly well on three cylinders. It's still top end limited by the four speed.

Suppose I were to remove the pushrod and rocker arm from #1, and the spark plug wire for safety's sake. Although dry firing the cylinder shouldn't be a hazard.

If it fails outright, I still have the stroker 1776, although the big-valve heads (t''was supposed to be a truck engine) would require benefit from a whole new exhaust system.

Should I regret even having the thought?

10-13-2023, 05:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,549 Thanks: 8,091 Thanked 8,880 Times in 7,328 Posts	Am I crazy for thinking this? My thousand dollar car needs $700 in exhaust work. I'd like to have the Superbeetle on the road, but it needs a top end rebuild --lets say $2K. It's down to 50PSI on #1, but performs fairly well on three cylinders. It's still top end limited by the four speed. Suppose I were to remove the pushrod and rocker arm from #1, and the spark plug wire for safety's sake. Although dry firing the cylinder shouldn't be a hazard. If it fails outright, I still have the stroker 1776, although the big-valve heads (t''was supposed to be a truck engine) would require benefit from a whole new exhaust system. Should I regret even having the thought? __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . .Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence.