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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#974037
Hi all,

I bought this motor about 4 years ago and was told it had CB Performance H Beam rods. Well I have just pulled the motor down and guess what, not H beams.

The rods in it ware VW and appear to be clearance for stroker, linished and balanced. How much horsepower do you think these rods would take. Please remember, I am now going EFI Turbo.

I probably will end up buying H-Beams, but just curious on your thoughts re strength of these.

Thanks, Kev

P.S. I was also told it was a CB crank, but who knows. How can I tell?

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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6

6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·

#974039
Berg discusses:

http://www.geneberg.com/cat.php?cPath=4_94

150-200 hp with success. > or = to 82mm stroke crank = not soo good due to angle and weakening of rods for clearancing.
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#974047
I C A complete strip coming your way

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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#974051
vw54 wrote:I C A complete strip coming your way
Please tell me you are not going to get your gear off again 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#974052
NO BUT u will and if u don't your wasting time
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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#974095
Dave, I understand what you are saying but looking at the barrels they don't appear to have done a lot of kilometers going off the hone marks.

I think will sell off these barrels, pistons and rods soon.

Kev

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fish26 Fahrvergnugen

903 posts · joined Jul 2007 ·

#974115
Kev, honing looks good but rods a bit too clearanced, if you are serious about running anything more than 12psi boost, 5.5" h beams and thick wall 92s or 90.5s. Depending on cam you may be able to stick with what you got.

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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#974143
Nothing wrong with the rods, just wasn't sure if they will stand up to turbo boost. I might be better off selling this as a long motor as it is fine in naturally aspirated and is a good torque motor and starting another build from scratch with the parts I want so I can add my turbo. Not sure which path I will go down yet.

vwo60 - thanks for the link.

Kev
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ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#974168
I think that you would of been better buying a complete turn key EFI turbo motor from the states and selling your motor as a goer,
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Camo Custom Title Time!

1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·

#974171
ian.mezz wrote:I think that you would of been better buying a complete turn key EFI turbo motor from the states and selling your motor as a goer,
my2cents 😊😂😊
Thanks Ian 😂😂😂😂

I still might put this back together and sell as a 2180cc long motor as it is perfectly good for a natuarally aspirated motor for someone. I have done just over 2000km in two years of my car being on the road and never had a problem with it. And then I could start from scratch with new case, rods, crank etc. Just need to hide the costs from the wife.

Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!

Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.

Governor Wolfsburg Wizard

414 posts · joined Nov 2008 ·

#974172
Contact Darren at DRD he does some really good kits

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#974233
😂🤪😂🤪😂
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲