T-4 info for a beginner

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Got a couple questions...

(and I appologize because I know you've all
answered them 100s of times before)

1) where do I find a decent rebuild kit for
an engine that started out as a 1700?

2) Does the fact that it was a 1700 limit
how big I can make it? or the amout of
Hp I can get?

3) Can some body describe in general what
goes into fitting one of these to a Super
beetle? ( aside from the upright cooling tin)

thanks a lot guys

[tuna]

Paxton, check out my web site to learn more about the Type 4 engine. I'd suggest reading the technical articles and you'll get an understanding of what's involved in tuning a Type 4 and modifying it for an upright conversion.
http://www.tunacan.net/t4/

[bren]

you dont have to use a porsche upright fan conversion though... you can modify a T1 doghouse setup to fit a T4 engine.. not as efficient as the porsche fan, but worth considering as an alternative.. food for thought anyway!

goto: http://home.att.net/~NEXTGEN/ for more info...

[danielzink]

to be concise with at least a couple of answers.

#1) try Fat performance, Pelican Parts and/or Eurorace to start.

#2) all type4 cases are essentially the same. 1.7 thru 2.0 - the cases are the same - of course internals are different to make up the displacement differences. To go much larger than 2.0 litres - 96mm slip ins and a 78 stroke crank are as large as you can go without machine work ( my current combination 2270cc's .
I believe that you can go a high as 105mm p's and c's and up to 82 stroke but you get into case clearancing/cam clearancing and 5th or 6th stud conversions.

#3) doing research on that one myself
I'm wating for the 2110 in my 65 bug to give up the ghost and then I'm gonna build a motha of a type4 motor for it. 103 ( or 105 -- who knows ) by 78 stroke ( maybe more ? ) along woth the CB performance FI and the MSD....whooowhee...

Dan

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