How to Hotrod Volkswagen Engines

By Bill Fisher

Fire and ice . . . that's what you get when you take the cool looks of the Volkswagen Beetle, Bus, Karmann Ghia, Thing, Squareback or Fastback and unleash the hot performance of the air-cooled VW engine. How to hot Rod Volkswagen Engines gives the real skinny for breathing-on, blueprinting and bulletproofing your air-cooled Vee-dub. Street, custom, kit car, off-road, or full-race, this book gives you all the air-cooled engine-building basics to find and put to the pavement hidden horsepower. Includes tips on carburetion, ignition and exhaust tuning, case beefing, cylinder-head flow work, camshaft selection, lubrication and cooling upgrades, 6-to 12-volt conversions and much more. Plus there's a natty 6-page history of the origins of the first air-cooled VW engines. Go ahead. You deserve it Double or triple the output of your air-cooled Volkswagen. Or add 10-15 horsepower with easy bolt-on mods. Mild or wild, do it the right way--with this book. More than 300 photos, drawings and charts to guide you through your VW's innards. And don't look back.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0912656034
• ISBN13: 9780912656038
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: HP Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.6" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

great book, alittle out dated though

A great book with lots of good info. Writen in the '70's though so some of the info is out dated. Certain parts they recomend aren't available any more and their price estimates are way off. That said the therory and advice is sound. Very informative.

Excellent Book, excellent service!! thanks

The book is awesome and the shipping was fast, thank you!!

How to Hot Rod VW Engines: Renaissance of late 60's & 70's

Published in 1970 this book would be very good for the novice of vw air-cooled. Starting with History, Variations of engines, Bolt on power, Ignition, Exhaust, Heads, Pistons & Cylinders, Crank-shafts, Lubrication, Cooling & Breathing, Camshaft & Valve Train, Blueprinting, Engine Assembly, Supercharging, Porsche or Corvair?, Stability & Handling. Yes It's 30+ years old. May not win Indy but still very intersting for the basics. Hard to find comparable updated info.

The basics of aircooled VW hotrodding can be found here...

Bill Fisher's book is what most VW fans start out with. It may be outdated (written in 1971 I believe). The current printing has no updates and lists some catalogues as being 50 cents. The information is what most people will find interesting. Once you understand what Bill is talking about you can learn more by participating in online VW forums like the Cal-Look Forum on the net. There are lots of people out there willing to help with advice and information.

Basics of VW Hotrodding!

Start with this book if you want to know how to increase the efficiency of your VW engine. You must be patient as this book is a bit outdated. However, many of the ideas here can still be used today. A good buy for any VW enthusiast.