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@DannyP posted:

@ALB Semi-hemi combustion chambers and low compression were OK with the fuel we had in the 70s. And yes, he did a LOT of good, and came up with a LOT of good parts and furthered the industry in uncountable ways.

But that was then, and the 7.5:1 or 8:1 compression should just go away for NA......too much power left on the table of engine building. I mean, yeah, if turbo mills are your thing, then by all means.

I'm the first to admit, Danny, that those ideas/solutions were for times that have come and gone (and I don't get why certain people still insist on hanging on to those beliefs either, but oh well), but it all has it's place in history- knowledge has progressed and we know better now.

It's like the Berg blue book of Technical Articles- lots of people these days will take a casual look and proclaim it's not worth the paper it's printed on.  What they don't realize is those articles were written to educate people who were new to VW performance and even new to cars/mechanics in general, for the most part really only covered the basics (a whole hell of a lot more could be written about most of those topics), if you followed Gene's advice you got performance AND longevity (remember, 40 and 50 years ago most people were driving their VW's as their main transportation) and with some experience under your belt you learned where you could deviate from his plans.  Most of what is in those articles is still applicable today.

Sooo.... somebody mentioned gearing?  I'm rubbing my hands with glee even as I type- 'cause you ALL know it is 1 of my favorite topics!

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