What am I leaving on the table with this combo? Options

[Badass43]

Hey Guys,

I have a 2.0 that I am trying to put back together on a budgit.

Here is what I am thinking on doing with it.

It now has 96mm dished P/C and a 86A cam.

I really don't want to split the case so I may just put a new set of rods and bearings, get the cylinders honed, put a new set of rings (who sells these?), replace all seals and gaskets.

For the heads, mine are in need of repair so to save that $1,000.00 or so I can get some what I am told VW type IV 2.0 heads that are I guess are buss heads that have new valves, seats and guides for a fraction of the price to have my 2.0 heads reworked.

The heads that were on the engine had the head gaskets installed so I may just buy some cylinder spacers the same thickness and use those and do away with the head gaskets.

I will be using dual dellorto 40 carbs off of my 1.8L.

My question is, with this combo how much H.P. am I leaving on the table and how do you think this combo will perform for street use?

I'm not into racing just a weekend car and sometimes driving to work on nice days.

Will I have any kind of heat problems using the cam that is in it now? I have read a few things about the power band being in the upper RPM range using the 86A cam.

Will this cam be a problem for street use and what would be the max RPM for this combo?

What kind of improvement do you think I would see compared to my stock 1.8L with the dual carbs?

Randy

[r_towle]

Think about using the 1.8 liter heads.
They are less prone to crack than the 2.0 liter heads...so really a new set of seats and bigger valve will do the trick.

ALOT of old school guys will use the 1.8 liter head...(these are STOCK VW heads from a bus or 411)
The plug placement is not perfect, but when properly setup with the right valves and a little port work they do produce quite a bit of power.

Before everyone steps up to the communal bench engineering podium....
I have had two motors produce 200HP using 1.8 liter heads as the base (original plug location)
Yes they had bigger valves and they were set up on a flow bench.
these are not new techniques...these heads were done in the late 70's and I posted flow charts back a few years ago...

Bottom line...if the 2.0 liter heads are to far gone...you may save some money using the 1.8 liter heads.
130-140 hp can be made using these heads and 2.0 liter valves.

Rich