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| Beakster |
 Aug 11 2016, 08:28 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 13-August 15 From: Calgary,AB Canada Member No.: 19,055 Region Association: None  |
seen an AD for a 1976 Big Bore Eng 2.2 or 2.4 .. I Don't no much about these engines are they are worth the money? .. or are you best with the Jake Raby build instead .. What is your guys thoughts of the two ?? Thanks for the feedback (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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| Cracker |
Aug 11 2016, 08:50 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 2-February 10 From: Atlanta (area) Member No.: 11,316 Region Association: South East States 
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I am not in my wheelhouse regarding this but my first teener did come with a 2.4 FAT motor - it was a very conservative street build with 160 hp. Raby's shop is just up the road from me and while he certainly may be the best - he's certainly not for everyone. My engine wasn't cheap with receipts totaling $11k...if I had a t4 again, I wouldn't want anymore than the FAT motor.
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| Tom_T |
Aug 11 2016, 09:21 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,321 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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The FAT guys &/or one of their shops for sub-work taught Jake Raby BTW.
I'd say the FAT is the best in the industry, & with numerous Baja 500 & 1000 winners to their credit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Tom /////// |
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| VWTortuga336 |
Aug 11 2016, 10:23 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 285 Joined: 5-October 14 From: Kansas City, Missouri Member No.: 17,979 Region Association: None |
I've got my 2366 listed here for sale. While I never ran it (so take this with a grain of salt) I did a fair amount of research before I started collecting parts for the build. What I found really boiled down to a few things:
1) Bigger cylinder bore = less cooling surface = need for additional cooling 2) To address the need for additional cooling, you'll need to at least add an auxiliary oil cooler and / or improved cooling like the DTM system 3) Piston rings won't last long, ~10,000 miles I wasn't planning on using the car as my DD, so the decreased ring life wasn't an issue for me and adding an oil cooler is a fairly straightforward process. |
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| colingreene |
Aug 12 2016, 12:01 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 734 Joined: 17-October 13 From: Southern California Member No.: 16,526 Region Association: Southern California |
I built my own 2258, doing it yourself is not out of the question.
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| Woody |
Aug 12 2016, 06:38 AM
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Sandbox Rabblerouser and head toilet scrubber Group: Members Posts: 3,858 Joined: 28-December 10 From: San Antonio Texas Member No.: 12,530 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Not enough information to answer your post. Who built the engine? Is it bored or stroked? We could go on and on.
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