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On 17 Oct 98, at 17:35, Brian and Shannon wrote: > isn't a well built 1600 a thing of beauty? > Sometimes it is just a lucky combination, but > more times than not, it is the builder's consistency. The gent that > built that set-up, built my current 1933cc Roadster motor. > And his similar set up motors easily turn 65,000+ miles > before rebuild. Not bad for stroker cranked motors. 65k is probably good for a valve job, but the rest of the engine should go twice that. This would require a counterweighted crank, but why do it any other way? Anything else is false economy. Perhaps this is what you had in mind. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe