Finally a VW Topic! - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

ChopStix · 10-20-2016, 10:31 PM

Alright I will start this thing off as we need a VW topic!

LittleBlackDuck · 10-20-2016, 10:58 PM

This topic is really bugging me...

Simon

ChopStix · 02-03-2017, 04:22 AM

ThermionicScott · 02-03-2017, 01:00 PM

I think I might be the only stock VW fan here.

Phantom · 02-06-2017, 09:21 AM

I love my VWs (TDI) but I do not like the Bugs.

cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 02-06-2017, 09:47 PM

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I think I might be the only stock VW fan here

No. I also like stock ones more than some mods. Though if I were going to get one as a daily-driver I wouldn't object to some resto-mod in order to keep it up with modern levels of performance and fuel-efficiency but trying to keep the look as close to stock as possible.

SoobieOut · 02-06-2017, 10:58 PM

Went to the Barrett Jackson car auction this year. A few good VW's for sale but this was over the top!!

1965 VOLKSWAGEN TYPE II 21-WINDOW DELUXE BUS - 200656

ThermionicScott · 02-06-2017, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

No. I also like stock ones more than some mods. Though if I were going to get one as a daily-driver I wouldn't object to some resto-mod in order to keep it up with modern levels of performance and fuel-efficiency but trying to keep the look as close to stock as possible.

I've thought recently that if I could lash together a closed-loop EFI system that wasn't too obtrusive, that would be cool. And I think we're all believers in oil filters by now. But apart from that, I just love the look and feel of these cars as they were in the mid-60s.

cRiPpLe_rOoStEr · 02-07-2017, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ThermionicScott

I've thought recently that if I could lash together a closed-loop EFI system that wasn't too obtrusive, that would be cool. And I think we're all believers in oil filters by now.

What do you mean by closed-loop? Something like a TBI or the fumigation system used with gaseous fuels? Anyway, even though the old screen-type oil filter had been not so bad at all due to its low cost and long life, now a bypass oil filter is the rule in a good resto-mod.

ThermionicScott · 02-07-2017, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

What do you mean by closed-loop? Something like a TBI or the fumigation system used with gaseous fuels? Anyway, even though the old screen-type oil filter had been not so bad at all due to its low cost and long life, now a bypass oil filter is the rule in a good resto-mod.

Just something with an oxygen sensor. If memory serves, none of the early stock VW systems had one.