type-4 upright conversion

hello...

does anyone have any links to pages about type-4 upright conversion using type-1 cooling fan and alternator...

i have two t-4 engines one of them is Z open breather and the other one is 2L CU engine, i would like to build an engine based on the open breather tower case and 2L displacement, i will also use the Z engine's camshaft (out of 411) and the stock 2L carbs 4 now untill i'll get my 40mm webber's...
how much power such an engine can make out of the original carbs and heads..?

any help will be really appreciated...

try www.sharpbuilt.com.au

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewforum.php?f=1&sid=72f43e891373ac5168ff5107e7be5cd9

http://www.tunacan.net/t4/

http://www.germanlook.com

http://www.aircooledtechnology.com/

I dont think you can use the CU case with a T1 shroud. The breather interferes. You can do a Porsche conversion though.

The CU case is what i have (Suth Efricun empart for Dr Rudy) and was a 80-83 aircooled vanagon motor

my engine will be based on the Z engine's crankcase which is iopen breather tower, i will use the stock 71mm crankshaft and 94mm pistons\liners and 2L rods my engine will also use an early 411 camshaft and 1800 heads (41X34) 2L stock carbs and t-1 cooling fan

now, please place your bets on the estimated HP on this one...
and i am ready to hear any advices before the project begins...

thank you :thumb

I reckon with standard heads and carbies you should pull 70 - 75hp if everything is set up right.

I had an 1800 T4 upright in one of my beetles once - great conversion as they are so much more torquey a motor.

Would have been great if I had got a decent carby onto it......

I am in the midst of a type IV upright conversion using type I upright cooling (36hp dog house shroud). I just got all my cooling "tin wear" (actually fibreglass) from www.sharpbuilt.com.au

Thus far has seen 71mm crank, stock rods and slightly oversize pistons (94.5 or 95 - not exactly sure). 215mm flywheel and clutch, stock reground cam and all reciprocating parts balanced. My longblock is now assembled and I will start to fit up ancillaries. Haven't decided on dizzy yet though. I will be running 40mm dellortos with CB performance throttle linkage.

It is getting to be an expensive engine (type IV stuff ain't cheap) - but the torque and longevity should be worthwhile in the end. It will be mated to a 1500 s/a box with an adaptor collar so I can use the late throwout bearing - had to get this in from aircooled.net

hope this helps - no idea of how many ponies it will make though.
Alan

the CU engine and all the other 2L engines (aircooled) are pretty cheap around here, i can get a very good engine with the carbs and electronic ignition for about 100$...
however, the 1.7\1.8 engines out of 411 and earlier type2 are pretty hard to get but i found a smoker 1700 Z engine longblock for 50$ and i think it's a pretty good deal especially if the camshaft is in good shape and can be used to my project...

so this is the reason why i am building the type-4 engine, because i can get a lot of stuff around here and won't have to order from out of country which will cost *ALOT* of money, the only thing i will order will be the mainfold to mate the weber idf's to the T-4 cylinder heads...
but i can have my engine running with the stock carbs until i can get some better carbs(webber??) anyway, if i can get my engine pulls around 80-90hp it will be more than great and i will be damn safisfied....
it's also a cheap and small project to get some experience on building engines (i've never even opened a crankcase 🙁 )


does anyone knows what the throat size on the 2L carbs?

Where are you located surrounded by all these cheap parts???

most volkswagens around here made in germany - belive it or not...

Look up nateswaterart hes always hanging around the SHOPTALK FORUM hes got great pictures of type 1 fan and alternater tinware mated to the type 4 cylinder tin,unfortunately his site is down at the moment, http://www.nateswaterart.com/vw/