I have the same four oulet Paul and am changing out to the EMPI 3487 very soon. I think the single outlet looks great on the VW TDs and have admired it since Ed first posted photos of his. It is a shame you cant get it in ceramic. I plan to knock the factory paint off it and repaint it with high temp paint before installation. On my EMPI 4 tip the…[Read more]

I currently have a four outlet “Monza” type exhaust and the spin on fits.I’ve got a new Empi 3487 in a box awating installation on the new engine

Royal I am changing my exhaust to the EMPI 3487 before spring driving starts.  My oil pump is a little on the weak side and I will probably replace it at the same time. Your talk of a spin on filter pump has me thinking of going that route. Even if the spin on filter is not needed, I look at it with the ” chicken soup cant hurt theory”. Filtering…[Read more]

I’m having an additional oil filter and pump added during my VW engine rebuild.  It will increase my total oil capacity, and also keep oil up in the engine for starting.  I think it will help in keeping engine temperatures down, especially in our hot Phoenix summers.

EMPI 3487 is like $80 and makes the exhaust look like a TD exhaust. Same size and location. Doesn’t hurt power & not too loud either.Only trouble is getting it on. Or, actually, getting the old one off without busting a stud off the head. If your pipes are new that should not be a problem.

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Paul, I just talked to Chris at Cip1.  Nope, won’t fit with the stock exhaust.  But would with headers (not an option on a TDr) and would with the EMPI 3487 so,………hmm how bad do I want it?  ….hmmm

I think the pre 1970 (single relief) cases need some futzing to make them truly full-flow, but I don’t think any require more than some care with the drill and a good air compressor to blow the aluminum chips out of any holes you’re tapping. No need to split the case. But I know way less than Paul & most other VW guys.

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This is all you need: http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC-C10- 5385Full flow oil pump with spin on oil filter….

Ed, From what I read, it seems that to install a full flow filter, you need to split the case and drill and tap the engine case for the return from the filter.  Is there another way?  (1500SP with stock muffler)

I have another question about these bolt on adapters.  I have made a number of inquiries with suppliers and it seems that they will not fit with the stock exhaust system.  (Or I have not found the one that does.) 
Does anybody have info on one that will fit?  I was interested in one like the pic.

I have the by pass filter pump 3030-10  on my roadster. I have the EMPI exhaust. 1970 engine.
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Paul, In reading the fine print it says that the spin on filter type oil pump will not fit with the stock muffler/exhaust system.  Do you run a stock system? 
Does anybody know of a spin on filter pump that will fit with the stock system? 
I really wasn’t planning to change my exhaust since it is almost new, but if I did, I would go with the EM…[Read more]

Bridget’s also an old case, SP engine with indeterminate mileage.For me, for now: 1000-1500 mile oil change, 2000-2500 mile screen clean/change. I think you need to change oil in air-cooled engines more often than water-cooled engines because air-cooled engines run a tad hotter, and the metal they’re made of expands and contracts just a bit more…[Read more]

 
Did they even have oil filters when this engine was designed in the 30’s? We’re talking about an 80 year old design. It is elegant in its simplicity but you have to assume that VW would design oil filtration differently today. Why wouldn’t you want to filter the oil?

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The stock oil screen was meant to stop/catch large pieces of crud from getting into the engine. For filtering that crud out the stock oil screen does the job fine. The newer pumps with the spin on oil filter help in catching any particles that get through the stock screen. That provides better filtration of the oil but the best part is the higher…[Read more]

Marc, I’m confused.  It sounds like you think that a filter is not needed but you reference John Muir.  Note that extra oil lines are not needed for the type of filter that I was considering.  Muir is one of the reasons that I was considering a spin on oil filter.  On pg 73 of his book: “The Volkswagen oil system operates without a great volume…[Read more]

Paranoia? What better reason. When I did  the first rebuild on my engine, I added a high volume oil pump with spin on filter. It’s a straight bolt in replacement for the existing oil pump. No extra lines necessary.Yes, I know. Literally millions of Beetles were or are on the road, accumulating multi-millions of miles.I simply felt better with t…[Read more]

VW recommends you change the oil every 3000 miles, so why do you have to add a filter over and above (in addition to) the oil screen, which is all they designed into this engine and all it seems to need? You would have to reroute the oil lines, and for more info on this, John Muir discusses this pretty well in his book.

Happened to me too, on the way to work, a little bit after I got the car. Fuel filter fixed it. . . .Until the coil went last September and something that felt like what you’re experiencing happened to me. Re-started, then quit for good a couple miles later. New coil fixed it. . . . Until a wire worked loose and it happened again the next…[Read more]