This list will give you a long block that is proven and tested to deliver! This particular engine combo is designed for a really broad torque curve, but does require case and head machine work. This combo has mild heads, a stroker crank, and super reliable THICK WALL 92mm P&Cs, which will hold up under the extra heat from Convertibles, Things, and Type 3s!

VW Engine Letter Codes and Serial Number Information Type 1 Engine Information Type 1 Vehicle Models: Beetle, Super Beetle, Karmann Ghia, and Thing

Here at Aircooled.net we have gotten enough tech questions asking about the Weber Progressive Carburetor that we felt it was time to get a good article up on the subject. These are our OPINIONS on this subject. Hopefully this article will help some folks, who really have no idea what they are doing, to get their progressive running well.

Here at Aircooled.net we have gotten enough tech questions asking about the Weber Progressive Carburetor that we felt it was time to get a good article up on the subject. These are our OPINIONS on this subject. Hopefully this article will help some folks, who really have no idea what they are doing, to get their progressive running well.

Some folks with air-cooled VWs are looking to move up to an 1800cc VW engine from their stock 1600cc VW engine, but don’t want to break the bank in the process.

This article will show you how to properly install the 009 or any other distributor on your classic VW, aircooled engine.

This video will show you how to set the timing on your classic VW engine. Yes, the video is old, but so is your car. And the process still remains the same...

This is another vintage video that will show you Part 1 on how to adjust the valves in your classic VW engine.

Many people do not understand the importance of performing the appropriate steps to prepare an engine to run for the first time. Following proper VW engine break-in procedure is the first step toward a long life for your daily driver, and a key preventative step to avoid a fast death for a high-performance VW engine.

This article is a guide to the theory and choices involved in building performance engines for air-cooled VWs (Type 1). There are careful decisions to be made with regard to the engine size and components that are “right” for what you have in mind. The Beetle (and other Type 1 VWs) are fairly light cars. Relatively speaking, it doesn’t take a lot of power for you to really get moving!

This article is a guide to the theory and choices involved in building performance engines for air-cooled VWs (Type 1). There are careful decisions to be made with regard to the engine size and components that are “right” for what you have in mind. The Beetle (and other Type 1 VWs) are fairly light cars. Relatively speaking, it doesn’t take a lot of power for you to really get moving!

After springing for a set of carburetors, some people bolt them on, and ore "pleased" with the results. Others are upset by a backfiring, or smoke belching monster. In either case, spending the time to properly jet a set of dual (or single) carburetors is a worthwhile task, since receiving "perfect out-of-the-box" carburetors is one of the biggest myths in the VW industry.

This article contains the step by step, detailed procedure for synchronizing dual carburetors on an aircooled VW engine.

This is an old video that explains how to adjust the stock carburetor on your aircooled VW engine. The video is old, but so is your vehicle and the procedure still remains the same.