T3: Engines.. P's & C's

["John T. Croteau" <johnc@geekopolis.com>]

Can you still find stroker pistons & cylinders in the 85.5 or 87 bore
size?  Reading through some old, circa 1995, Hot VW's magazines got me
thinking tonight about a nice daily driver engine.  Several builders back
then were selling the size longblocks I will talk about below.

Increase the stroke but leave the cylidners alone or enlarge slightly to
87's.  The ideal engine for me would be a 74x85.5 (1699cc) or 74x87
(1760cc).  With a decent cam, this should push a split screen bus with a
3.88 ring and pinion, stock redux, fairly well yet stay relatively cool.
However, I am no expert.

Anyone care to discuss? :-)

- John