On 15 Jun 2005 03:44:44 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:24:43 -0500, Grady wrote:
I thought a stock VW engine that vintage was like 40 hp?

Right, I was thinking either 38 or 42. With new nearly-everything, you
can get tons of hp out of 'em, though, and the parts are dirt cheap.

Tons of HP for very short spurts. VW heads can only shed ehough heat
for about 40HP sustained - then they start getting "soft"