Tuning Your Volkswagen

We have provided comprehensive Tune-Up Procedures elsewhere on this Web site. The material listed in the Tune-Up Links will provide background information gleaned from conversations with Rob Boardman and his responses to questions regarding the tuning of VW engines.

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Following are links to sub-topics related to the subject of tuning the VW engine -

On this page -

Elsewhere on this Web site (all are links) -

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Tuning Summary -

Rob wrote, summarizing the various steps of tune-up -- If all of the following is true -

  • Compression is good (all >100psi);

  • Plugs are good and gapped properly;

  • Distributor cap and rotor are in good shape, points and condenser are good and the points are gapped correctly (dwell angle just right);

  • Coil is good (see note below);

  • The carburetor and distributor are the proper match (e.g. 34-PICT/3 carburetor with the SVDA distributor);

    • (Or, if you are running an 009 centrifugal advance distributor with a 34-PICT/3 carburetor, the carburetor is properly
    modified for use with the 009 distributor (larger main jet, hole in the butterfly valve plugged, etc.). This is a stop-
    gap solution to the incompatibility problem between the 34-PICT/3 carburetor and the 009 distributor. This
    problem will be discussed further in the following pages.)

  • There is no air inleakage;

  • Idle is correctly set (800 - 900 rpm);

  • Timing is right on;

Then you should be fweeming!

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See our Tune-Up Procedures for specifics; related material can by found by reviewing the Table of Contents.

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