KR> Engine for the KR-1

2011-01-21 Thread Lynn
A lot of KRs flew with the smaller VW engines, and did so very well. Then came along starters, batteries, bigger tires, a nose gear, more instruments and extra layers of cloth. Its not the same now. Lynn N37LH > >> If we're still talking about VW engines for the KR-1 - As I remember, >> Steve

KR> Engine for the KR-1

2011-01-21 Thread Glenn Martin
Larry&Sallie Flesner wrote: > At 05:02 PM 1/21/2011, you wrote: > > >> If we're still talking about VW engines for the KR-1 - As I remember, Steve >> Bennett started out with a 1600cc on his original KR-1. >> > + > > I r

KR> Engine for the KR-1

2011-01-21 Thread Larry&Sallie Flesner
At 05:02 PM 1/21/2011, you wrote: >If we're still talking about VW engines for the KR-1 - As I remember, Steve >Bennett started out with a 1600cc on his original KR-1. + I recall the original question was whether a 1600 VW was a

KR> Engine for the KR-1

2011-01-21 Thread Ed Janssen
If we're still talking about VW engines for the KR-1 - As I remember, Steve Bennett started out with a 1600cc on his original KR-1. He described the performance as "marginal". He eventually upgraded to an 1835cc, I believe, with about a 9.1:1 compression ratio (requiring 100LL) which gave h