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On Mar 14, 2009, at 2:00 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM
 > wrote:

> curious what this might mean :
>
> "Doesn't even push blue."
>
> like the tail pipes don't turn blue ? or what ?
>
> better make sure fweem is in the glosary at theSambe.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Courtney Hook" <courtneyhook@SHAW.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 4:29 PM
> Subject: Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
>
>
>> You betcha. Every time I go out and fire up one of my bugs, the
>> lovely
>> "fweem" reminds me of the simplicity of these little aircooled
>> cars. Mine
>> has over 100,000 miles on the original 40HP engine and still going
>> strong.
>> Doesn't even push blue. You can adjust the "fweem" by how much you
>> push
>> the
>> tailpipes into the muffler. In the Bentley there is actually a
>> paragraph
>> that tells you how much to insert them into it. :-)
>> Courtney
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mike" <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 4:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
>>
>>
>> Yes, volks, it's all in those twin chrome tailpipes.  My buddy
>> calls them
>> "whistle-pipes".  I love it, too!
>> It is definitely endearing to all who experience it firsthand, and
>> spawns
>> many happy memories of the 'olden days' when times were simpler, and
>> somehow
>> more fun.
>> Some other folks call it 'fweem'.
>>
>> Mike B.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Zeitgeist
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 6:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
>>
>>
>> I'm pretty sure it was the two little chrome tailpipes fitted to the
>> stock
>> muffler.  I smile every time I hear it...quite infrequently these
>> days :(
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 3:14 PM, Matt Drew <t3vanagon@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > You know, that is a GREAT question!
>> > I first heard it in mom's '74 Super Beetle and have always just
>> accepted
>> > that "it's a VW thing", and never put much more thought into it
>> than
>> that.
>> >
>> > You can always tell a VW (ok, OLDER VW) by its sound before
>> anything
>> else.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Something I've always wondered about...what creates that
>> signature VW
>> > > "chirp" coming from the engine?
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Casey
>> '87 300TD
>> '94 100CSQ Avant
>> '89 Bluestar