Type 4?

Will a type 4 motor fit in a speedser? In the flat configeration?

Thanks,
Ben

The answer is yes.

But it will fit better in a VW 411, VW 412, or Porsche 914-4 - :o)

see "will it fit" in my "Jakes thoughts" on my website www.aircooledtechnology.com

If you have any questions about the conversion, email me.

Great conversion.

If a TI will fit, a TIV will fit. I have put them in every VW known to man, even a Fridolin.

This is a very hairy situation to discuss here.

Jake,
You should know better than anyone I know, that's for sure. You also build the best Type IV's and Type I's. I've seen your work and know how quick your engines are.

Ross, I would agree that Jake builds very nice type 4 engines and that type 4 engines have stronger/heavier engine cases and crankshafts with larger journals than stock VW type 1 engines.

But there are engine builders that specialize in type 1 engines that would probably be a better choice if a type 1 is what you want - just as Jake specializes in type 4's.

The old tales about type 4 engines lasting longer in service are largely myths today if you use quality aftermarket parts in a type 1 engine with a full-flow oil filter and service it properly. There are forged, counter-blanced chrome-moly type 1 crankshafts with type 4 main journals, etc., etc.

The T4 goes in just like a T1. See pictures in my folder.

And here we go......

How about my Type 5 prototype?????Thats an engine thats 2109ccs and every damn part inside it, other than the camshaft is OEM VW.....

Sorry to spark this thread all over again. Seen it here and in RAMVA. All I really need to know is if the t4 motor, in its pancake form will fit in a speedster. I have fully reviewed the merits of both the t1 and the t4. I have had 15-20 various t1 powered VW

Scratch that Robert, found it. Nice car.

Just wondering, can a type four engine in a Speedster have heater boxes still? Basically can a person get heat with that setup? BTW.....why go old school type one when you can get a nice BIG type four esspecially with good type four builders out there like Jake. Had to do it all over again with a completly new car I'd go type four! My half cent worth.

J-P

I have never tried to install a TIV in stock cooling configuration into a Speedster....It probably would work.

The stock cooling system is complicated, bulky, heavy and inefficient.....Convert to upright and the engine is easier than a TI to work on....

My updated cooling system will be on the market soon, will probably run in the 700.00 range...It will cool a 2.4 Liter, 180BHP engine with 10:1 CR with no issues...will keep the heads at about 300 degrees....

even though I Love the TIV, I don't like the stock cooling system very much at all.