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What size or type motor in ya air cooled VW

84 votes · Voting is open

  • Leave it correct & stock for model 10 votes · 12%
  • Stockish warmed up or a size bigger 17 votes · 20%
  • Larger than standard eg 1835 11 votes · 13%
  • Hot or mental of same type eg 1916 21 votes · 25%
  • Larger aircooled eg type 4 into bug 10 votes · 12%
  • Forced induction or nothing 6 votes · 7%
  • Bugger it I'm going a Suby 6 votes · 7%
  • Hmpff to VW! Rotor or V6 only for me 3 votes · 4%

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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#330839

I have the original engine in My 68 Beetle although the engine is Now 1600 instead of 1500...
I kept it a single port even though I changed the heads...
I don't know why I did that🙂🙂

but I do have a 1600 twin port for a spare from a 1302S ...

I probably would have liked a 1776cc engine with 1.4 - 1 roller rockers , twin Kadrons, electronic ignition, and exhaust extractors...

My Son has an 1835cc with twin kadrons & fancy extractors...
large sump and external oil cooler....

Lee

http://community.webshots.com/user/vw68autobug
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#330951
I'd stick to an air cooled - my 2 litre is standard except for the dual 40mm Dellorto carbs, a watson 275 racing cam (a small one by some measures) and unleaded heads
Let me out, When I call my name
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#331170
go the t4 in a bug cruise all day at 110km and not worry about hills
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MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#331313
barls wrote:go the t4 in a bug cruise all day at 110km and not worry about hills
Yep im with you type 4 in everthing, its nice not to change back for hills wonderful motors
You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't

Robo Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,491 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#331328
36hp for me.
But then again Im a sunday driver!
Rob...
Boxer Power
Member of DMLRK.....Die Mittler Lebuns Resto Komeradschaft

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#331331
I agree with the Type 4 motor - My type 3 loves it!
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

wacked1 Custom Title Time!

1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#331376
i had to use this option Hmpff to VW! Rotor or V6 only for me. because you did not include the V8 option
cheers
YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing

Alex Holzl 2332cc of pure BALLZ!!

1,550 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#331377
[Edited on 6/4/2005 by Alex Holzl]

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Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#331394
yup holy scheitt Alex I like it also - damned nice
Let me out, When I call my name
IGOR is ALIVE !!!! 😎

Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#331397
ok so can somone confirm as i don't have pics what a type 4 looks like and a type 2 as I say I got a Type 4 2 llitre in my Kombi only to be told by somep people and VW shops it's a type 2 so ifuseekay if I nose - oh yeah thanks for the clarification :alien
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IGOR is ALIVE !!!! 😎

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#331418
Mate you forgot to include 911 Flat 6 !!!!

[Edited on 6-4-2005 by Grey 57]

[Edited on 6-4-2005 by Grey 57]

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Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#331842
man...all this talk about type4... now I want a type4 in my notch... Hey midlife how much you spent to get a type4 motor in your type 3?

I want it :bounce :bounce
'We teach best what we most need to learn'

VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#331930
Your Kombi is a "type 2" Volkswagen, along with utes, panel vans and double cabs

The motor is a "type 4" motor if it is a 1700, 1800 or 2litre

Just to confuse you if it is a 1968-1979 'kombi', or 'bay window' then it is a T2 model type 2

The T2 designates it as a second generation Transporter, being after the 'split window' type 2


just 'Kombi' will be ok for me though.



Fossil wrote:ok so can somone confirm as i don't have pics what a type 4 looks like and a type 2 as I say I got a Type 4 2 llitre in my Kombi only to be told by somep people and VW shops it's a type 2 so ifuseekay if I nose - oh yeah thanks for the clarification :alien
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Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#331938
Hi Octa

Motor and fitting was total $1500. Best money I've spenton the car.

Marc
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH

Gracey Wolfsburg Wizard

511 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#331967
1916, twin plugs, 44IDF's, etc and I don't change down for hills either in fact I overtake on them.

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#331980
Alex Holzl wrote:[Edited on 6/4/2005 by Alex Holzl]
bwahaha..... alex "tank engine" holzl
Futue te ipsum!!!

Peter Leonard Moderator Volatile

1,456 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#332318
yup, go the twin plug 1916 :thumb
let sleeping dubs lie

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#332406
Twin plugged Pobjoy 1916cc 😉


Fossil Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,649 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#332407
Thanks Hellbus - my brain cell was going into melt down
Let me out, When I call my name
IGOR is ALIVE !!!! 😎

Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#332412
Midlife crisis wrote:Hi Octa

Motor and fitting was total $1500. Best money I've spenton the car.

Marc
Not bad... got to save prolly $4000 to get a new motor and do some work ont he outside..... I wonder if I can pawn my kid for 6 months so I can do the work now :P
'We teach best what we most need to learn'

VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin

ratty 63 Custom Title Time!

1,083 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#332417
I'm going for an 1835 in my current project car (Baja), only because I already have all the bits to build it... I will see how it performs with the EFI set-up on it...if there is not enough grunt I will Type IV it ASAP...Type IVs are very nice to drive and almost bullet proof!

R 🙂
40hp, 6V and ...er... slowly making improvements 😂

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nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#332559
I have gone Type 4 for my Oval-82 stroke by 103 bore. Still yet to drive it to feel the awesome power.My 64 is tyre shredding 40HP and will leave it that way.

MUD BASHING ANYONE ?? Wolfsburg Wizard

591 posts · joined May 2004 ·

#332721
The type4 seems dam popular good to see more people using them and hell yeah 82mm stroke with 103mm bore nice work the will be a wicked motor.
You only need two tools
Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't

LOWBUG Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#332776
type 1 2.0 ltr turbo with EFI full computor managed Mmmmmmmmmmboost me baby