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 breville
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 posted on September 16th, 2003 at 09:07 AM |
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Engine upgrade
i have a 72 S bug
i am looking for the easiest way to go bigger
thinking maybe 2l kombi engine
or barrels and heads
Champagne taste beer budget.
any suggestions people
thanks
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| posted on September 16th, 2003 at 09:30 AM |
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Bigger or faster???
If it's already a 1600, and price is an issue, maybe carbs and exhaust will give you what you want?
If not, keep an eye out for good second hand. Some good used stuff comes up from time to time such as this:
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=13166
Have a look back through buying selling and the trading post.
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| posted on September 16th, 2003 at 09:37 AM |
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i have weber dcn40 and empi monza pipes gt40 coil petronics ignition, empi power pulley.
this runs well just looking for that little bit extra
maybe someone would be interested in swap
can you put a 2l kombie engine into a beetle - if so what is the process required
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| posted on September 16th, 2003 at 09:46 AM |
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2L type 4's go well into a beetle and are a better motor (my opinion), but not on a budget. They are more expensive to buy and re-build and much
more expensive to get performance parts for.
Add to that mods required to the beetle and motor to fit it in and costs soon escalate.
They are also heavier, and if your going that far you might as well throw in a Kombi GB, more costs and mods.
Check out used parts prices and mods others have done to see what you want.
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| posted on September 16th, 2003 at 08:46 PM |
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Yeah the Type4 road aint cheap
Have a read of these 1600 hot ups
http://www.aircooled.net/gnrlsite/resource/articles.htm
There are some good options there that will add a few hp to a healthy 1600
After that you are looking cc's. Either a 1776 or 1915. Strokers are talking more $$$s.
That add for parts is a great deal. Make your self a nice 1776 and add dual carbs when you can afford it
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| posted on September 17th, 2003 at 06:31 PM |
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on a budget, i would go a 1776cc motor, or if u are that perverted a 1915cc. but i thought of it this way, get the cam, crank, barrels and heads
ported. with ur budget, and then use boltons, such as ratio rockers, carbs, ignition, exhaust etc later on when u have more money.
with the old carbs etc, u will be loosing performance but this way u build the engine in stages. and it costs money to split a case or pull an engine
for head work so get this all done with the rebuild. |
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