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On 11 Oct 2001, at 7:33, Damian Moscatt wrote: > My name is Damian and I live in Australia I am just about to rebuild > my 1600 squareback motor and wanted some advice on what size > pistons/sleeves, crank and cam to put in it, for best performance that > is and maximum reliability. > > I will be running dual solex 32PDSIT's in it and a bosch 009 also I > have a monza exhaust for it. The main thing to avoid are the drop-in oversize pistons and cylinders. If you want to go oversize, plan to get your case and heads machined to accept them. You can get normal durability and reliability from oversize engines, but you HAVE to buy the good parts and the price goes up quickly. For my money, I prefer the 85.5 x 69mm, 1600cc stock size engine. Parts are widely available at very reasonable prices. You still have to be careful as there is a LOT of junk out there. Buy some good books and study them. Here are 2 that I recommend: Volkswagen Official Service Manual Type 3 Fastback and Squareback 1968-1973 published by Robert Bentley, Cambridge, Mass, 1974 ISBN 0-8376-0057-X / LPV 997 383 / VSQU (excellent book, complete and well written) How to Hotrod Volkswagen Engines by Bill Fisher published by H. P. Books, Tucson, AZ, 1970 ISBN 0-912656-03-4 (excellent book, well written and researched) - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe