....This assumes your Beetle engine will hang together for more than one
spark period at 8000RPM...

Yes, there is that :)

IIRC Type 1 1600 rev limit is 5700 rpm according to VW, and that's a bit
ambitious in my opinion - The stock crank is not balanced across adjacent
throws, & will beat out the main bearing bores fairly quickly if you insist=
 on
buzzing the engine. It's pointless, anyway, in a stock engine - Peak torque
is ~3700 rpm, and the fan... Well, see "Fan Law".

All addressable, of course, but it's not very "stock" w2hen you get done.

 Jack
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