HERES WHAT WHAT IVE GOT SO FAR
AS41 CASES
12 POUND FLY WHEEL 8 DOWELLS BALANCED
FULL GROUND CRANK AND RODS BALANCED
ALLOY DEGREE WHEEL BALANCED
CAM HAS .405 LIFT 287 DURATION AND LIFTERS
NEW 040 HEADS MINOR PORT WORK
EMPI HD VALVE SPRINGS
TWIN KADRONS
AND BEFORE A PUT IT TO GETHER IVE GOT A SET OF NEW
1600 PISTON KIT AND IVE HAD THEM FULLY BALANCED AS WELL
I PICKED 1600 BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO MACHINE CASES AND HEADS AND WAS WARND BUY EVER VW SPARES
PLACE THAT I RANG FOR A PRICE ON 1640,S THAT THAY WERE TO THIN AT THE BASE
WHAT DO USE THINK
:alien

yeah i have heard that 2 but also have heard that they are good if the job is done right
if u have had every thing balanced i would stick with that
but i have never build an engine just read a lot about them

yer ive read heaps of books and built heaps of truck motors like cummins and detroits but this is my first flat 4 its my daily driver and its going in my super bug

I thought 1641 was regarded as still being strong...
I've got a 1641 in a bug and its done 46000 miles, still good.

the walls of the 1641 are thinner than standard 1600 ones... so don't fang the engine!

[Edited on 4-8-2004 by oval TOFU]

i had one of these and i use to fang it it went pretty well but bad fuel stuffed a piston. no problem with the pots though

No probs with 1640cc, fang all you like. the 1680cc kit was the BIG problem.

In saying this, you already have balanced 1600 p&B so keep them.


I think you will have more probs with a 12lb flywheel on a 1600, you will loose torque.

Make sure you use a high volume oil pump.

cool will use a hv pump ive got a second fly wheel what wait do you reackon craig