Am I best to buy a 1600TP recon or invest in a new brazillian motor?

803 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 9 Jul 2005, 3:54 pm

#382185

Eventually I would like to save up and buy a 1600TP and recon it or just save the hassle and buy a new brazillian one...1600TP which are $2000. Has anyone had the brazillian ones b 4 and how do they run? I don't which of the 2 is a better idea?

Foxy
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bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 9 Jul 2005, 4:40 pm

#382198

probly best in techtalk

bigbaja Wolfsburg Wizard

438 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 9 Jul 2005, 9:52 pm

#382318

reco is as good and cheaper
its all brazilian anyway
you could even go a little bigger for less

terry

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591 posts · joined May 2004 · 9 Jul 2005, 10:32 pm

#382338

I have heard bad things about these brazillan imported motors but maybe it was just the way they were set up and or serviced but i would go the reco aleast you have more of and idea what is going into your motor and as terry said you up the capacity for not to much more $
Just find a good engine builder there arn't that many out there

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Wd40 if it don't move and it should
Duct tape if it move's and it shouldn't

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 9 Jul 2005, 10:40 pm

#382343

I think - not sure - the Brazil engines have cheaper bits in them (cast crank for example) which means they are no good for upgrading/more power... but they may be fine for stock use.... but so is second-hand!

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ClassicVW(pacific) Custom Title Time!

1,627 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 9 Jul 2005, 10:44 pm

#382352

I have had 2 reco'd motors. Both cost me good dollars, a few weeks down the road, they were pissing out oil and running as bad as before.
So maybe I have been swayed towards new.
I have seen and tried out a new motor I actually think they are Mexican, not sure, but they are pretty sweet
Custom off road could probably get you a new engine as cheap as a reco'd motor
I have just imported a 1641cc Street power for my new splitty project, reco'd by Remtec in Europe to oriiginal VW standards.
Heard good reports about Conti engines too on Bribie

bigbaja Wolfsburg Wizard

438 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 9 Jul 2005, 11:00 pm

#382362

custom off road use and recomend using gary at conti engines on bribie

Terry - Custom Off Road Components
28 Hayward Street, Stafford QLD 4053
Ph: (07) 3356 4356 - Fax: (07) 3356 6765

eraser Fahrvergnugen

970 posts · joined Mar 2005 · 10 Jul 2005, 3:53 am

#382401

May i just put a quick word in .. IMPORT TAXES
i just imported a few things from the states about 300au bux worth got charged 99 au from customs so just be carefull.
-M

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1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 10 Jul 2005, 11:08 am

#382440

i'd go rebuilt. The brazilian stuff is nowhere near as good as the original german stuff (even if it is 30 years old). Particularly the cranks, the brazilian ones are cast, german are forged.

Jon

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1,610 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 10 Jul 2005, 4:58 pm

#382562

We had Phoenix engineering build us a new engine 12 years ago. It had a little bit of work done on the top end when we restored the car (155,000km later) and it is still going strong. It cost about 5k though. The new engines Mick Motors has are from Mexico and they are only about 2.3k/2.4k something like that for a long block. We will be putting one of them in to the 72 beetle when we are ready.

Yogie