Tag: bus tech
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Samba Engine Specification – 2332cc type 1 EFI engine
2332cc type 1 engine with DTA electronic fuel injection 2332cc Engine (84mmx94mm) * New AS41 racecase,bored for larger cylinders,drilled and tapped for full flow, clearance for 84mm long stroke. * Case fitting kit. * Scat Procomp 84mm forged chromoly crankshaft, 8 dowel, counterweighted. * Bearings for above. * Scat “H” beam chromoly conrods with “ARP”…
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Mapping and diagnostics with Electronic Fuel Injection
Here is the 3d ignition map of the mapping screens from the DTA windows editing software this shows the ignition advance at different points across the RPM range. The map can be edited by grabbing and dragging a point on the 3d map or directly entering the degrees of advance at each rpm point into…
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Oil Cooling solutions in the samba
running a Bus with 4x the power at 2x the speed ? you need to cool it!
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Porsche Cooling Fan conversion on the Samba Type 1 engine – pt.1
The engine originally ran a 181 style upright type 1 fan shroud but in a bus this is not efficient enough. The original type 1 cooling system is also not designed for high revving motors and the design of the fan itself is aerodynamically inefficient over about 5,000 RPM. In fact the fan actually stalls!.…