Mk1 racer on eBay

[doubt at inwave.com (Nate Mellom)]

Larry,
I would agree that some numbers are rather mythical, but with the 
specifics he listed, and doing research on the engine builder 
(http://www.bertilsengines.com), I'd have to believe him.  Seems Bertils 
has been in the VW engine building business for a long time (1974), and 
VW contracted with him and only him to build racing engines for them in 
the GT3 cup series.  Not only does he build them, but I would assume he 
has a full test procedure.  He's invited me to his shop to check out his 
newest project (2.0 16v for an enduro series), I might just have to take 
him up on his offer, Antigo isn't that far from me.  Don, Tonee, Jim, 
want to make a mini-road trip and check his stuff out?
Nate


LEF wrote:
>> I have always wondered what they do to these motors to make them have 
>> that much horsepower...
> 
> 
> Well, for one, they can use any hp number they want....who is going to 
> take the time/expense to verify it by having the motor dyno'd?  And if 
> someone did dyno the engine (not a chassis dyno) and the numbers came up 
> short....so what?  The PO could say "My numbers were on a fresh motor, 
> this has xx racing hours on it....you must have changed 
> something....yadda, yadda, yadda"   Then, too, what would the new owner 
> do?  Say "take everything back, I don't want it because it's down 35hp 
> from what you said"?  Probably not.
> 
>  No, race hp numbers are as reliable on a race car (especially one that 
> is on the auction block) are they are on someone's street car that just 
> came back from Roscoe's Dyno-Tune.  That is to say, not very.
> They make for great debates, though.
> 
> Larry
> sandiego16v
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