What engine for my bug??

thestu · 2009-01-28T12:27:46+00:00

in a few months i want to get my bug going fast...or just quicker than standard. this car will not be a daily...just a weekender...so i was looking at the options...tell me your opinion and give reasons for which one... I have the time, the know how and the money for all of these.

thestu Commited Dubber

71 posts · joined Jan 2009 · 3 Feb 2009, 11:09 am

#693148

rexy wrote:i ran both an 1800 and a 2000 type 4 in my ragtop, the 1800 was heaps faster, extremely reliable and powerful, bit of a pain to put in and out but hey, no turning back for me, future plans for mine is somewhere around 2.4, ive already got a pair of 44 delortos ready but yeah cost of type 4 is expensive!

NICEEEEE!

yeh i will definitely have to have a play with a type 4 one day 🙂

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 · 4 Feb 2009, 5:22 pm

#693359

the only thing 2L has over the 1800 is 200cc's

2L engines had tiny valves and sweet FA compression compared to 1800s
it was only about 6.8 or so
well from the factory anyway
1800 heads on a 2L works real nice and a 1700 cam to from memory

leave the porsche fans for the porsches they dont work real well on vws
my ex had one on a 2L superbug and it was forever making me yell and kick the shit out of it

Jakes DTM are a nice unit

as has already been said fix the brakes and suspension properly b4 even thinking of making it fast

Davey Bettle Learner Dubber

2 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 26 Feb 2009, 2:23 pm

#697424

Hey guys im new to the world of Beetles and new to australia also just bought a 1970 bettle and need to do quite a bit of work on it, one of them is some engine work so what sort of price and performance do you get outa these engines your looking at??

Also im trying to put some pics of my Beetle on any ideas why I cant???