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Just wondering, if you increase the displacement from 1584cc to 1678cc while keeping the stock FI setup, won't you be running the engine a little lean? How would the FI brain know you have increased the displacement? The only thing I could think of doing is fooling the brain by changing the injectors to ones with a bigger flow rate. -Rich ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roush, Norman" <norman.roush@hp.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 10:31 AM Subject: [T3] Seeking opinions on rebuild > Some wishful thinking here. I want to give my '68 Squareback with 223K miles a real serious makeover during the next year. This includes paint, rebuilt trans (maybe 5 speed or close ratio 3rd/4th gears) and engine rebuild. This will be a daily driver, no track time car. I'm looking for a little more performance but with a good idle and be reliable. I want to keep the stock FI but want to lean a bit to the darker side so I am considering: > > 69MM counterweighted crank > 88MM machine fit P/C > Std heads but with some mild porting and polishing > Std cam > Std rods > 1.4 rocker arms > New case > Std weight flywheel > Std FI dizzy > > I've heard line bored cases should be avoided and standard weight flywheels should be used for what I need. Is this a good combination? Can rebuilt rods and cam be used with expectations of a long life? I live in Sunnyvale, CA, (Bay Area) so if any of you have had any good experiences with local shops please let me know. > > Thanks, > Norman > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org >