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January 20th 04, 04:47 PM
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I agree with your choice, and fly VW myself.
If you don't mind a redrive, VW Gene Smith offers an excellent version for type 1 VW which will turn a big prop and produce 100 hp at 200 lbs. installed. If you build it the cost is aproaching $3000.00 bucks. A direct drive (for aircraft like Texas Parasol, Teenie, M-19, or VP-1 etc.) can be built for 700.00 bucks if you start from a good core. VW type 1 is the most proven engine in the world considering it's billions of hours time in ground vehicles and a lot of airtime as well. No engine design ever built even comes close to the aftermarket development data, performance data, endurance data, cost economics, and parts availablility as the type 1 VW. ..........None. 
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