Easy Engine Question

phantom Wolfsburg Wizard

598 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 23 Feb 2005, 8:45 pm

#304876

What size engine is a 36hp? Is it a 1200, 1300, etc?

I have been looking around at engines on the forum to put into my '60 bug, as the current one is siezed. Instead of buying a full engine with all the bits (gen, dist, carby, etc), I could just buy the bare block and use all the bits on my current engine, correct? Of course, a bit of a clean for it all along the way, but the idea is there?

Advice?

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 Feb 2005, 8:52 pm

#304883

the 36 hp & 40 hp engines were both 1200cc or 72.74 cubic inches... [US terminology]

1192cc I believe from memory...

all My books say cubic inches or 1200cc....

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2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 23 Feb 2005, 9:21 pm

#304906

yeah, I beleive 1192cc

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 23 Feb 2005, 10:24 pm

#304948

toss the 1200 and go for a 1300, change the tinware and its easier to get parts for a 1300 🙂

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5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 23 Feb 2005, 10:27 pm

#304949

do a search for member "lowrider" or "36 horse reco" he has bottom end for sale on page 2 or 3

phantom Wolfsburg Wizard

598 posts · joined Mar 2004 · 23 Feb 2005, 11:09 pm

#304961

Pod - yes I had arranged for a 1300 through here but lost it later.

Dumone - yes was looking at that one, hence these questions.

Will see how I go, comes down to $$ of course. Thanks all.

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