Building Your Own Turbocharged Air Cooled VW Engine
There's something incredibly satisfying about hearing a turbocharged air cooled VW engine spool up while you're rowing through the gears of an old Beetle or a Ghia. For decades, the air-cooled community was all about "displacement is king," with guys building bigger and bigger engines, stretching the limits of the stock magnesium cases until they practically popped. But then, the turbo revolution really took hold in the grassroots scene, and suddenly, those tiny 1600cc or 1776cc engines were putting out power numbers that would make a modern sports car sweat. ...