engine up grade · Aussieveedubbers

greedy53 · 3 Apr 2009, 5:24 pm

well here i am asking a basic question
do you need to machine the case for a 1776🤪

13bwagon · 3 Apr 2009, 5:43 pm

yeah you sure do i think it's the same size a 1835 they just have thinner barrles
not a bad little upgrade with nice cam , carby etc

greedy53 · 3 Apr 2009, 6:25 pm

thanks just thinking at the moment as my 1800 is sick looks terminal

Pumba · 3 Apr 2009, 7:19 pm

If you mean 1600 to 1776,No you dont,to change to 1776 you just change the pistons and barrels,you can get the kits from george at classic veedub cheers shane.👍

whatnow · 3 Apr 2009, 7:59 pm

1600 > 1640 yes

1600 > 1680 some

1600 > 1776 not going to happen without either machining or a BFH.

Joel · 3 Apr 2009, 8:52 pm

and the BFH method only comes with a 15ft or 5sec warranty

Pumba · 4 Apr 2009, 6:43 am

I was told you could go to 1776,lucky i havent bought the parts yet??? whats a BFH method??? i just wanted to increase my 1600 in my kombi without all the dramas of machining cheers shane.

Bizarre · 4 Apr 2009, 6:48 am

you can get slip in 1641 (87's) and 1679 (88's)

first machine is 1679 (88's) and 1776 (90.5's)

next is 1916 (94's)

Joel · 4 Apr 2009, 7:05 am

Shane, BFH is everymans favorite tool...Big F**king Hammer

i personally wouldnt go slip in 88s in a kombi
cylinder walls are alot thinner so they do actually just "slip in" not ideal but can be gotten away with in a bug but a 1600ish type1 works hard in a kombi, best to avoid weak links

cost of machining the heads and case isnt much in the scale of things during a vw engine rebuild these days