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Old July 11th 2004, 21:41
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At this point all I can offer you is a couple links for you to get information.
http://shoptalkforums.com/viewforum....0f575bf83b257c

http://shoptalkforums.com/viewforum....0f575bf83b257c

I guess you could hone the 94 jugs if they are srait to start with. If you "Make up for it" and add boost you will add heat that the iron jugs may not be able to get rid of, but I already said that (said lots of other stuff too). With out a proven combo you could spend lots of money only to find out that it will not cool or run right at all. Do your home work and get the right combo. I have never built a turbo air-cooled but I have seen a couple of small type 1 combo's that ended up scrapped because the "turbo kit" was not supported after the sale and the suggested combo was all wrong. First you need to know the little tricks of an air cooled engine and a type 4 inparticular. If you have never built an air-cooled engine, I don't think a performance type 4 turbo engine is one you need to start with. You have asked for advice in many areas of engine work, that leads me to believe that you don't have alot of experience or knowledge when it comes to these engines. They are not like the radiator laden engines you have tinkered with in the past. That is why I directed you to Jake. You may end up throwing good money after bad trying to make a bad combo work or you can let a leader in the feild give you a turn-key combo that will work and give you years of service. That is what a resposible moderator should do. There are 1 mabey 2 other reputable type 4 builders that I could recomend and a few that I would not recomend to anyone. One thing that I would not do is start on an engine like this with little to no experience or with out the guidance of someone that I know has the experience.
Thats all I can do is try to give you the best guidance I can. And I have. My work here is done.
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Old July 11th 2004, 23:58
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Price is per head?? Where does it say that? Is that how it works with aircooleds?

Thank you for you assistance. I've added up several times the costs of doing this. And one of Jakes kits just might be in order. Unless I can find a "proven" cheaper moter that does what I want. That is difficult..
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Old July 11th 2004, 23:59
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Are there any good Type 4 tuners here on the west cost? (What about Type 1 tuners?)
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Old July 12th 2004, 03:15
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The only Type IV specialty builder I can think of off the top of my head is Fat Performance, they have been building off road racing engines for many years now. I haven't heard anything about their street engines, good or bad.
Oh ya that is some very sound advice by NOH2O, I second that. Everytime I do trial and error building a VW engine it usually costs me a lot of cheddar.


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Old July 12th 2004, 16:49
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I have a cardomain site that is pretty dated but has some pics of a spare block in the car and whatnot. Im still pretty much in the research and development stages of my a-arm suspension. It takes alot of reading to get a grasp on what need to be done to make a good handling car. im the only 67 ghia on cardomain. Ive chosen to redo the vw suspension due to the faults in the vw trailing arm setup and double a-arm is just cool.
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Old April 18th 2007, 01:46
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My dream car is along the lines of the Bader Ghia. I'm thinking of a '55 Ghia, with a 9ff tuned 996 twin turbo engine, and the requisite 6-speed. Add a set of Brembo Gran Turismo brakes, 380mm front x 355mm rear, clamped by 8 piston front caliper and 6 piston rear. Mix in most of the suspension parts from a late model 911, and top it off with a set of custom 19 inch wheels, rolling Continental Vmax tires. I would probably have to drop close to 100 000 USD to pull it off, but as long as I am dreaming, I might as well dream big.
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If it wasn't a 1302/3 GL then it would have to be a Graphite/Black Lotus Exige
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my perfect car would be, full tube chassis, complete 996 porsche front and rear suspension, 996 porsche 6 speed tranny, a big horsepower WRX motor, with an early notchback body over the whole thing..........
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my perfect car would be, full tube chassis, complete 996 porsche front and rear suspension, 996 porsche 6 speed tranny, a big horsepower WRX motor, with an early notchback body over the whole thing..........
The "funky green panels" man wanting to convert air cooled to water cooled??? I know, I know... because you can
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I would take a 50's bug full tube chassis, 6 speed sequential box 3.0L turbo T4
make it All wheel drive with some brembos and all the Custom CarbonFiber I can get...
and a Sweet Set of BBS... So would have to Drop about 100G's +


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