1914cc Engine parts list, are these good or just OK parts for a rebuild?

[Silverteener]

Hi everyone,

I bought this 62' Karmann Ghia a few weeks ago with a fairly fresh built 1914cc in it. I don't have much info on the engine but I know it was built with the following parts. Would this be considered more of a stock rebuild or something with a little bit more horsepower? If you have a moment let me know what you think. Thanks!



Scat counter weighted crank
Engle 120 cam
042 Big valve heads
Dual Kadron 40mm carburetors
A1 Sidewinder ceramic coated exhaust

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[Chip Birks]

If nicely tuned, it should make a little more horsepower than stock, for sure. It's definitely not going to be an animal, but should have a bit more pep to it.

[Bruce.m]

If its got larger valves, a 120 cam & 1.9ltre, you could be looking at 80 to 120hp depending on the small details such as porting of the heads ( can make or break the combo) and the compression ratio (dictated by the piston height at TDC & the combustion chamber volume).

A build like that is more complex than a stock engine since you have details like the rocker geometry to measure, adjust& check.