how much horsepower does a 1973 beetle 1303S has? and is it a 1.6 liter ?
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Asked by raghid_shehayeb Aug 02, 2011 at 02:49 AM about the 1973 Volkswagen Beetle

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David answered 12 years ago

About 50Hp. Not going to any races in it so drop it and work on style.

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aircooledvws answered 12 years ago

Depends if you measure HP with the fan and alternator connected or not. They changed the way that they measured/rated HP of engines in the early 70s. The engine you describe would have been rated 57HP without accessories, and 53HP with accessories connected.

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Aircooled_awsomenes answered 7 years ago

well I mean you could slap on a turbo and a inercooler with dual carbs and boar it to 1657 cc that would give you at least 145hp power to weight you could beat most older cars at the track

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