install turbo

I am ready to have my engine rebuilt. should I put my money in cams pistons
e ct. or get a basic 1600 engine and add a turbo.I do not know how well the
tubo works in a vw or they kill the engine . the car is for weekends any
suggestions or experiences

On Nov 12, 10:07*am, "Jeff Barnes" > wrote:
> I am ready to have my engine rebuilt. should I put my money in cams pistons
> e ct. or get a basic 1600 engine and add a turbo.I do not know how well the
> tubo works in a vw or they kill the engine . the car is for weekends any
> suggestions or experiences


Contact A.J.Simms at WWW.Lowbugget.com He can set you up with
everything you need to have fun, Make sure you have a brake system to
handle any extra hp.

Mario
Vintage Werks resto

You need to put your money in getting books and a basic auto class 1st.
According to the post above, you don't even know how to unbolt your engine!


"Jeff Barnes" > wrote in message
...
> I am ready to have my engine rebuilt. should I put my money in cams pistons
> e ct. or get a basic 1600 engine and add a turbo.I do not know how well the
> tubo works in a vw or they kill the engine . the car is for weekends any
> suggestions or experiences
>
>

"Karl" > wrote in message
t...
> You need to put your money in getting books and a basic auto class 1st.
> According to the post above, you don't even know how to unbolt your
> engine!
>
>

don't be assinine....i can rebuild damn near any engine, yet i wouldn't have
a clue on proper procedures for pulling an engine in a car i have no
experience with....if i were to need to pull a v12 from an exotic sportscar
i guess i'd need a "basic auto class"? Don't be a dip****...

I have not pulled the engine yet but no body has ANSWERED my tubo question
yet. I guess I ll go to school for THAT.
"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Karl" > wrote in message
> t...
>> You need to put your money in getting books and a basic auto class 1st.
>> According to the post above, you don't even know how to unbolt your
>> engine!
>>
>>
>
> don't be assinine....i can rebuild damn near any engine, yet i wouldn't
> have a clue on proper procedures for pulling an engine in a car i have no
> experience with....if i were to need to pull a v12 from an exotic
> sportscar i guess i'd need a "basic auto class"? Don't be a dip****...
>

"Jeff Barnes" > wrote in message
...
>I have not pulled the engine yet but no body has ANSWERED my tubo question
>yet. I guess I ll go to school for THAT.

Mario aka Kafertoys answered your question splendidly.

all I can say is, a properly built engine with a properly tuned forced
induction can, and will, live a long happy life....they are easy(not exactly
"cheap") horsepower.....

I like large displacement engines, and I love turbos....

here is my current engine:
http://hometown.aol.com/bugninva/ima...20100_3447.jpg

Get the VW Turbomania book for $18.

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails....de=CMB-117154C

My opinion is that a basic rebuild is not sufficient for a long lived turbo
charged air cooled engine. You need to really worry about compression
ratios, cooling, extra oil capacity, balancing, quality of rebuild parts,
quality of case (block) & crank used.

You can get 100-150 HP out of a T1 or better yet for longevity a T4 engine -
for a $2k less investment (cost of turbo/plumbiong/etc)

"Jeff Barnes" > wrote in message
...
>I am ready to have my engine rebuilt. should I put my money in cams pistons
>e ct. or get a basic 1600 engine and add a turbo.I do not know how well the
>tubo works in a vw or they kill the engine . the car is for weekends any
>suggestions or experiences
>

I saw an ad for a electric turbo unit to the carb.Almost same principal as
a exhaust turbo.You would think all new cars and trucks would have turbos.
"Wolfgang" > wrote in message
...
> Get the VW Turbomania book for $18.
>
> http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails....de=CMB-117154C
>
> My opinion is that a basic rebuild is not sufficient for a long lived
> turbo charged air cooled engine. You need to really worry about
> compression ratios, cooling, extra oil capacity, balancing, quality of
> rebuild parts, quality of case (block) & crank used.
>
> You can get 100-150 HP out of a T1 or better yet for longevity a T4
> engine - for a $2k less investment (cost of turbo/plumbiong/etc)
>
> "Jeff Barnes" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I am ready to have my engine rebuilt. should I put my money in cams
>>pistons e ct. or get a basic 1600 engine and add a turbo.I do not know how
>>well the tubo works in a vw or they kill the engine . the car is for
>>weekends any suggestions or experiences
>>
>
>

I agree with Wolfgang. Hooking up turbo to the stock engine would not
be as much gain as to properly aspirated engine. Meaning, right cam,
good lifters and ported heads. After all your engine will have a lot
higher compression, so your top end should accomodate all forced
induction, and bottom end needs to be able to handle all the power and
higher revs. So crank, conecting rods and pistons need to be
ballanced. and you will need to have a lightened flywheel, hooked up to
8 dowel pin crank.

I would start with stock 1600 dp, with mild heads, dual carbs and
merged exhaust. If you have 8 dowel pin crank you can put lightened
flywheel. With lightened wheel you will have quick pickup.

Hope this helps,
Anton


Wolfgang wrote:
> Get the VW Turbomania book for $18.
>
> http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails....de=CMB-117154C
>
> My opinion is that a basic rebuild is not sufficient for a long lived turbo
> charged air cooled engine. You need to really worry about compression
> ratios, cooling, extra oil capacity, balancing, quality of rebuild parts,
> quality of case (block) & crank used.
>
> You can get 100-150 HP out of a T1 or better yet for longevity a T4 engine -
> for a $2k less investment (cost of turbo/plumbiong/etc)
>
> "Jeff Barnes" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I am ready to have my engine rebuilt. should I put my money in cams pistons
> >e ct. or get a basic 1600 engine and add a turbo.I do not know how well the
> >tubo works in a vw or they kill the engine . the car is for weekends any
> >suggestions or experiences
> >

"anton" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>I agree with Wolfgang. Hooking up turbo to the stock engine would not
> be as much gain as to properly aspirated engine.

LOL...yeah right.....cc for cc a turbo engine will outperform the NA
engine.....i know exactly how dramatically a turbo can change an engine....i
put several thousand miles on my engine before turbo'ing it.....you will not
get a NA 1641cc engine to put out 138HP@6k and 153ft/lbs@3500rpms NA.....my
turbo engine does....