Performance help
Performance help
Year Engine Code Timing
1950-65 1200-G1500 10* BTDC
1966-67 FI, HI, HO 7.5* BTDC
1968-70 HI, BI, H5000001 0*TDC
971-73 AE, AH 5* ATDC
1974 AK 7.5*BTDC
74 AH 5*ATDC
1975 AJ 5* ATDC
1976 on AJ 5* ATDC(autostk 0*)
Key
* means Degrees
The term BTDC means- Before Top Dead Center
The term ATDC means- At Top Dead Center
All of these values are for both Manual and Autostick.
Engine-Codes since August 1965
Source: H.-R. Etzold, "Der K�fer", ISBN 3-7168-1582-9
Code ccm Power Production Time Comments
D 1200 34 hp since 08/65 -
F 1300 40 hp 08/65 - 07/70 -
H 1500 44 hp 08/65 - 07/70 -
AB 1300 44 hp 08/70 - 07/73 -
AR 1300 44 hp 08/73 - 07/75 -
AD 1600 50 hp 08/70 - 07/73 -
AS 1600 50 hp 08/73 - 01/80 -
B 1600 47 hp 08/68 - 07/70 USA only
E 1300 37 hp 08/67 - 07/70 *)
L 1500 40 hp 08/67 - 07/70 outside Germany
AC 1300 40 hp 08/70 - 07/72 *)
AE 1600 47 hp 08/70 - 07/71 USA only
AF 1600 46 hp 08/70 - 12/77 *)
AH 1600 47 hp 08/71 - 01/76 USA only
AJ 1600 50 hp 08/74 - 12/77 USA and Japan only, L-Jetronic
AK 1600 50 hp 08/72 - 07/73 USA only
*) for Countries with low-octane Gasoline
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