Type 4 power - Engine is in.

Well my thread seems to be closed for some or other reason.

So I thought that I'd throw a quick update on here. My engine builder has installed one of his 2.0 type 4 motors in my speedster. Very basic motor with just a cam installed and one of his upright fan shroud conversions.

This thing pulls like a steamtrain.

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2942/dsc06855s.jpg

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/4503/dsc06854cu.jpg

Having the engine balancing done this week and then my block can go together after that.

All I can say is since I've tasted a type 4. I'll never go back to a beetle motor.

Gary--congrats---you will really enjoy your car much more with the new engine.

Ahhhhh. Another convert.
Congratulations!

Hey Gary, here is my Type IV engine install, and yes it has a lot of torque!

here's mine:

http://picasaweb.google.com/mangosmoothie356/Month25#

just finishing it up... lots of goodies and money in it.

A torque happy 2367 is attached just a few feet upstream from this end of the tube.

ha! Mango
what fan setup do you have?
very clean design!
Steve

Thanks guys, yup, the torque is addictive to say the least. To build this engine locally is costing about double of what it would cost to build a type1.

Worth every penny.

Nice work mango, myself and my engine builder were actually discusing your ride and set up this weekend.......

thanks for the nice words. i've done the engine all myself (along w/ the rest of the car), so if you have specific technical questions, feel free to ask. i'm no expert, but have learned a lot about T4 and available parts.

steve - the cooling system is a v2 dtm. oil cooler is 72 plate w/fan on thermostat switch and an external oil thermostat

hey Mango;
where did you locate that 72 plate cooler?
I have a 96 plate located just between the firewall and the seats and I am not sure whether it gets enough air to cool the oil there. I tried to put it somewhere close to the transmission but it was too large. What do you think, would my configuration work or should I change it with a 72 plate that would fit to a gap around the transmission cant tell BTW at what temp my engine works since my cylinder head temp gauge ut of order, I ordered a new one but not received it yet. thanks in advance

i welded a custom bracket to sit just above the rear drivers axle (and behind the firewall) and is angled for more air flow. there is no way i could have squeezed any larger of an oil cooler in there.

with the fan, fittings, etc, it's a real squeeze to get it in/out (think of one of those Chinese chain link puzzles)

if you are really concerned with oil/engine heat you can get a fan switch that turns on at 180 degrees as well as an oil thermostat that reroutes at 170 degrees

like these three:
http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ACC-C10-5516
http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C12-3083-10
http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C13-9292

Mango;
I already have the thermostat, the electric fan switch plus I have a manual control switch for the fan in case the switch does not fxn newertheless my concern is about the location of the radiator+fan. I think I should add a 72 plate just to the same position of yours or I should open some kind of scoop to redirect air towards the 96 plate. Anyways I will wait for the gauge and checkout the actual temp and move on