Engine builder in North East?

to gallo what engine do you like? real porsche356? i am in toronto canada and have engines and are able to build at your likes talk to me come and visit!! happy holydays manfred

 hi gallo i have a 1956 3part first 1600ccm engine in the makes no p*62955*comes with new solex P-BIC32 carbs niczylinders and mas more[this engine is rare and original ]will be ready in march13

Is that English?

Al- This would be a good question for the "Performance-  Engines/Transmissions" forum on the Samba.

George Nelson (GN Engineering) is about the last aircooled engine guy left, but he only (to my knowledge) works on true Porsche stuff.

There is a decent VW engine builder in North Central Mass. And I'm wracking my brain to remember him.  Jim something and TC knows him but I'll dig a little today and get you contact info.  He's been around for a while and builds up some mean dune buggys and engines and people like his work.

Al- What are you looking to have built?

Thanks gents

manfred, thanks for the reply. I am not looking for a real Porsche engine to place into my fake Porsche car. I also do not care to deal on an international level.

Your English is better than my French. Good luck, or is that bon chance?

Stan, I'm pretty sure it ain't.

ALB, I think I would like a 1776 dual carb. Most of my driving is on back roads where the speed limits rarely exceed 40 or 50 mph. I would trade some performance for longevity and reliability. I'm not a great mechanic and I really don't want to expend the time to become one. I would rather spend my remaining non-drooling years driving.

Gordon, that's what I'm looking for. Thanks for wracking your brain. Don't hurt yourself! You have my contact info and I look forward to hearing from you.

Hi Al - Jim Kelly at ACME VW in Harrisburg, PA is really good. (717)774-9450.  He tweeked my 2110 cc.  Good luck hunting - Dave Bayne

Kurt Mezger is a highly regarded engine builder in Clayton Delaware. I believe he did work on Karl Maklin's car, as well as George Brown's.His business is called Vintage Performance. (302) 653-4269

Thanks David and Altoid! Now I've got a list going.

Al- There's a guy that goes by the screen name Yamaducci (John Cox Racing Engines) on the Samba that is active and seems knowledgable. I don't know exactly where he's from (I'm a Canuck wet coast boy; the Eastern US is all a big blur to me, unfortunately), but I would ask him how many VW motors he builds a year and references from a couple of customers. He has a very short thread in the feedback forum (1 very satisfied customer) so I'm guessing most of his customers aren't Samba members...there are a couple of others as well. If I think of them I'll let you know.

Big Al......email sent.

gn

Thanks again guys.

Al- Reading back to your description of what you want  ("I think I would like a 1776 dual..."), may I suggest building a 1915; the increase in displacement will mean a great torque increase in a smaller motor (less than 2 liter), cost nothing more, and the 94's have proven themselves reliable. Coupled with some ported stock valve heads and and Engle W110 cam (Scat C35, Web 118, 163 or anything similar) and some 40mm Webers, HPMX's or Dellortos, this motor would rev to 5500rpm (or a little more) have great torque/midrange, wouldn't cost a lot to build and be reliable. I'm guessing 100 or so hp. For a little more zip, an Engle W120 cam and either the stock valve ported heads or some 40x35 heads would give power to about 6000rpm and still provide decent low end/ mid range.

John Cox (Cox Racing Engines) is in Maryland. I have never dealt with him so I can't comment; as said earlier, in his posts on the Samba he comes across as quite knowledgable. There are others, the names just escape me at the moment. I have heard of Kurt Metzger; again, according to the posts I've read online he knows what he is doing as well.

Thanks ALB.  That's a lot to think about. I will start with the guy closest to me in Massachusetts who is supposed to be very good and work my way out as far as I have to go. You've provided me with a lot of technical stuff that I confess I don't totally understand, but I will before I'm done with this process. Thanks again.

Sounds good, Al. Any thing you need to know, just ask.

I asked TC & he responds as follows:

I suggested Jim Wolcott in Rutland to them, he's REALLY good for street
engines. Ed (Evil Ed) is the best around, but he only does racing
engines and is expensive.

It seems that they were looking for a basic "bread and butter" engine,
shouldn't be hard to find a builder, really. Trouble is finding someone
who's good AND will take on the project. The best are always already
busy, you know? If they run into difficulty, I'll hook them up with
X-Man Machining in Rhode Island, he'd be my second choice after Evil
Ed.

Take care,

TC

Yep, I contacted Jim in Rutland and he responded quickly. He does restorations , but does not do engines. He sent me to Gary LeBlank in Waltham. I will contact him tomorrow. The search continues. Thanks guys