OCD.......obsessive Volkswagen campervan disorder blog for the hard of sense.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
WTF, VW Heritage?!?
So apparently, these KYB GR-2 shocks can fit the front AND rear of, and I quote, "Any type 2 van from 1969 onwards"....
Errrrr, am I being stupid or what?!?! I can't unscrew them or extend them any further... unless there's a secret way. But VW Heritage insist they are for the front and rear!
Any ideas?
Errrrr, am I being stupid or what?!?! I can't unscrew them or extend them any further... unless there's a secret way. But VW Heritage insist they are for the front and rear!
Any ideas?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Arguing the case fit build vs buy
Arguing the case for build vs buy
......"If you're unlucky enough to have an engine that was casually rebuilt using rods from different weight groups, the difference between the heavy and light rod could be as much as 16 grams. (Engines that have two heavy rods on the same side have a characteristic lope at idle that conventional wisdom says is the sign of a 'hot' engine, mistaking the lope for the valve overlap of a high performance cam.)"......
http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/vw-free-horsepower.html
......"If you're unlucky enough to have an engine that was casually rebuilt using rods from different weight groups, the difference between the heavy and light rod could be as much as 16 grams. (Engines that have two heavy rods on the same side have a characteristic lope at idle that conventional wisdom says is the sign of a 'hot' engine, mistaking the lope for the valve overlap of a high performance cam.)"......
http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/vw-free-horsepower.html
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