I got my Speedster back last week with my new 2176cc engine and wanted to send kudos out and let you all know about the builder. His name is Kurt Mezger and he is out of West Chester, PA (near Philly and Dover, DE). This guy is "no BS" and was not out to only sell me an engine like other builders out there. I got a complete SOLUTION. He was meticulous, thorough, etc... everything was thought through right down to putting in press in studs to reinforce the wheels to handle the additonal power and torque. NO OTHER builder I talked to EVER touched on a lot of the issues that will matter down the road... they wanted to build me an engine, ship it, and wash there hands of it... no warranty, no backing their work, etc. Kurt built the engine, installed it, wouldn't give it back to me until HE was satisfied, and has called me several times already to make sure everything is OK. He will be servicing the engine at 1000 miles. He built an awesome engine... I can "chirp third" with no problem and there is plenty of torque. I did my research on this and Kurt comes highly recommended in the VW community. His work has been featured many times in VW Trends, he has a good relationship with the owners of companies like Performance Technology, Der Transaxle, Web Cam, etc... in fact, they even sponsor his racing in which owns a record. All of this should speak for itself. Vintage Performance has a website located at www.vintageperformance.net with some video downloads. All of his contact information is there as well. If you are in the market for a new engine, I HIGHLY recommend Kurt.
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