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| bender |
 Oct 4 2005, 12:26 PM
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hi guys
i want to upgread my 1973 1.8 engine i want 2 stay with 4 cyl and i want around 150-180 hp were can i do it? how? kits? do you know prices range? thanks a lot!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Jake Raby |
Oct 5 2005, 07:09 PM
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YES THEY CAN! But its all in getting them buttoned up the right way the first time and getting rid of just enough of the factory issues to make them more reliable... The 912E engine in my DD has 87K miles on it- I drove it to the runoffs and back (1871 miles) and did not open the decklid once and have not since.. I didn't even check the oil! That same engine was built old school-I didn't even check running clearances, just slapped it together made sure I could not catch a nail on the crankshaft, slapped some bearings in it, a set of KB 96s and built the heads and let it fly.. That was 3 years ago and 5 driver's eds ago as well... On more than one occasion at a DE at Roebling Road I rattled the rod bearings in turn 6 all the way onto the straight away and the engine still didn't die... that was about 50K miles ago.. The last time I had to adjust a valve on a check up was in Feb 2003.. I have went as much as 20K without even checking the valves! The thing that amazes me most is 18K miles on the same oil change...... and then after an oil change another 12K before the next.. This is not limited to the 912E, either.. My Bus engine pushed a 5,000 pound beast and tows a beetle behind it and has for 5 years... I don't even keep track of mileage or maintenance- I just slide in the key and drive it and don't care if it explodes- but it don't... and it's a stroker also built primarily from used parts... Then we have the 3 Liter bug and the 2316 in the 914 that both racked up 10K miles each this summer, neither had the first oil change and both were driven like hell. I didn't even synch the carbs on the 3 liter, nor the 914 the entire time... Even though they are both crazed R&D engines with 10+:1 CR they still were driven to and from Beth's house a couple of times each week and thats a 105 mile trip each way, and I don't drive the speed limit (especially with 235 HP)! The problem is that most aircooled engines are misunderstood by their builders and tuners and because of that they are never fully optimized.... I have proven by not even owning anything other than an aircooled car that one can be driven in the modern world, neglected, abused and still stay alive with no particular maintenance- true facts are true facts and I have the odometers and log books to prove it.. General statements about aircooled engines not being reliable is BS... Anything thats never optimized, not thoroughly designed and half way assembled will constantly need tuning- watercooled or aircooled, it don't matter! |
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Posts in this topic
bender upgread power?? Oct 4 2005, 12:26 PM
Headrage Go here and check your options. Oct 4 2005, 12:29 PM jimkelly The short answer is...
First I'd say reasearc... Oct 4 2005, 12:32 PM bender i watched jake's site probebly he is very rely... Oct 4 2005, 12:59 PM SirAndy <... Oct 4 2005, 12:59 PM SirAndy Oct 4 2005, 01:00 PM Cap'n Krusty Oct 4 2005, 01:06 PM bender so my man is the raby?
thanks Oct 4 2005, 02:47 PM Jake Raby Think I'm expensive???
Make a few dozen mista... Oct 4 2005, 02:49 PM bender ... Oct 4 2005, 03:09 PM tat2dphreak try pricing the parts seperately that jake uses in... Oct 4 2005, 03:50 PM Mueller Oct 4 2005, 05:11 PM bender Oct 4 2005, 05:16 PM Mueller Oct 4 2005, 05:19 PM bender Oct 4 2005, 05:39 PM Mueller Oct 4 2005, 05:45 PM Jake Raby Yep- If you are a first timer, don't even thin... Oct 4 2005, 05:49 PM bender ... Oct 4 2005, 06:12 PM Mueller Oct 4 2005, 06:23 PM Headrage Oct 4 2005, 06:24 PM Tobra FI vs carbs, once the FI is set up right, it will ... Oct 4 2005, 06:33 PM Andyrew Another thing you can do is do an engine swap....
... Oct 4 2005, 10:38 PM Jake Raby If the Subaru was aircooled I'd say go for it.... Oct 4 2005, 11:01 PM MattR ... Oct 4 2005, 11:03 PM Jake Raby Thanks.. Some days I'm a better asshole than o... Oct 5 2005, 12:11 AM Brett W Heritage or not you can't beat Physics. Water... Oct 5 2005, 09:13 AM Jake Raby So physics is why you drive a rice burner... Figur... Oct 5 2005, 10:21 AM lapuwali ... Oct 5 2005, 11:06 AM Jake Raby But those aren't VWs... they may have the logo... Oct 5 2005, 11:42 AM Andyrew ... Oct 5 2005, 02:19 PM Jake Raby Well it wasn't a personal attack.. Those invol... Oct 5 2005, 02:41 PM Mueller you gotta love the fact that Jake is a hardcore lo... Oct 5 2005, 03:01 PM Andyrew Jake when I said purist, I ment the fact that your... Oct 5 2005, 03:31 PM Jake Raby I like simplicity and it doesn't get much simp... Oct 5 2005, 04:10 PM scott thacher yup, its all the simplicity of it, how many hours ... Oct 5 2005, 04:24 PM Rand I noticed this same "upgread" upgrade thread has b... Oct 5 2005, 04:28 PM Mueller 
