Carl, I have no idea. But if it isn't enough vacuum, you can always install an electric vacuum pump.
Porscheavw, that is pretty cool. Henry does some innovative work, doesn't he?
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There are a couple of different transmissions being talked about here so let me clarify a bit (since I've run just about everything at one time or another).
There was an "Automatic Stick Shift" tranny in bugs that disengaged the clutch when you pressed down on the shift lever. You then moved to the next gear and released the shift lever and the clutch was engaged. IIRC, there was also a torque converter involved in addition to a traditional clutch, so you could do a graceful start from a full stop - otherwise the clutch engagement would be binary (fully disengaged to fully engaged with no slipping). I believe these were 4-speeds, but they may have been 3-speeds. Basically, they were a joke then and now. VW probably sold 250 of them t little old ladies (I'm joking, but you get the idea).
Type III VW's, starting in late 1968, I believe, had a fully automatic 4-speed transmission - no clutch, a real automatic. That is what Barry and, I believe, Henry at IM is running. WAY more of these exist in our quickly disappearing salvage yards than the automatic stick shift things. Outside dimensions and mounting points were about the same as the Bug 4-speed.
That same 4-speed automatic, in a beefed-up form, was used in the 411/412 series with great success. They can easily deal with 150-200 hp (I don't believe that they were built by VW - they were sourced elsewhere) and are pretty bullet-proof, even when autocrossed. With the change of one frame bracket they are interchangeable with the 4-speed manuals used in bugs up through the 1970's.
I don't remember any Super Beetles with full automatics unless they were after-purchase swaps.... That swap took about a day and was best done by removing/replacing the engine/transmisson as a single unit and doing the swap outside of the car.
Hope this helps a bit.
I had a n old bug with a semi-automatic gearbox. 3 forward gears , one reverse. The reverse was in the traditional 1st gear position, not good if you change car much....
I'm pretty sure the slush-box was a 3-speed. The auto-stick had 4 forward gears.
Talk to Kevin (coolrides) as he just finish an auto Manx buggy.
coolrides?
i need more,
do they have a website?
http://www.mendeolasuspension.com/
here you go!
hey Dan,
am i missing something?
this mendeolasuspension does builds? or perhaps transmission retrofit?
look like they just do suspensions?
???
JC, Kevin would be a great source to talk to for a possible retrofit. His main products are his awesome suspensions, but he is skilled on many levels.
give him a call...at worst he might be able to point you in the right direction.
good, to know.
thanks for the lead.
I'm 71 and have had two Boxster S's. They are out of this world. With or without stick they are awesome. I just got an older 911 (996) with tiptronic. That's a blast too and pretty enough.
So thumbs up to the 986 or 996.
Wanted an SAS badly but too old to wait over two years,
thanks for all the input.
he spent his funds on something else,
something completely different.
What did he buy?
I think he may have increased his budget a little bit 
Sweet Ride!!!
Somehow, I don't think he would have been in a Speedster for very long...
you right,
in this case none at all 