2.0L tuning for 1/4 please help need to beat my brother

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vwsalisburyfamily

Discussion Starter · Oct 11, 2006

Hey all
My brother has been living in Aus for the past 2 years (lucky bugger) and has recently helped me import a stock 1977 2.0L aussie kombi, problem is he has challenged me to a race at Santa-pod next year with our bus's his is a 1972 1600cc running twin carbs and performance pipe's.
Big question who will win?
also wondering what bhp people are getting from there 2000cc type 4 engines an whats the best things I can to to improve my 1/4 mile times.

Thanks for any help

mark

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wedgedout

· #2 · Oct 11, 2006

2.0 type IV's can make serious power, and are stronger than a type 1 engine.

talk to either Judgie on here, or Lee Arnold of LA Performance.

Lee is packed with work till Feb I think, but his add is over there --->

And Rob (Judgie) is "RNJmotorsport for all your race prep and fast road vw needs 07811914732"

Abi

· #3 · Oct 11, 2006

Hey

This might or might not help

i've got a 1965 21 window

Last year in a standard 2ltr type 4 engine with twin carbs and a few problems with cooling and stuff.. i ran a bext time of 21.9 seconds

Now this year with a 2366cc type 4... best time was a 17.04... (which will be a 16 next time out)

when the last owner had a 1776cc engine and it ran 19.01

and with his 2332cc type 1 engine it ran a 15.1

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Kafer_meister

· #4 · Oct 11, 2006

vwsalisburyfamily said:
Hey all
My brother has been living in Aus for the past 2 years (lucky bugger) and has recently helped me import a stock 1977 2.0L aussie kombi, problem is he has challenged me to a race at Santa-pod next year with our bus's his is a 1972 1600cc running twin carbs and performance pipe's.
Big question who will win?
also wondering what bhp people are getting from there 2000cc type 4 engines an whats the best things I can to to improve my 1/4 mile times.

Thanks for any help

mark

I'm going to take a slightly breathed on 2056 type 4, and stick a turbo on it. Hoping to make 150 + bhp

wedgedout

· #5 · Oct 11, 2006

bugbabe22 said:
and with his 2332cc type 1 engine it ran a 15.1

that was a BIG budget engine too though!

Anyone hear from Dan of late?

Daaan!, you out there?

Abi

· #6 · Oct 11, 2006

wedgedout said:
that was a BIG budget engine too though!

Anyone hear from Dan of late?

Daaan!, you out there?

oh yes... the 2366cc was a little way behind.. but the third most money i have spent... first was the house, then the bus and then that engine... but it does make me

Dan is still out there... spending his time at the beach and enjoying the wedge lifestyle...

vwsalisburyfamily

Discussion Starter · #7 · Oct 11, 2006

but still have the big question as it is, will i beat him?

:bandit:

mark

Abi

· #8 · Oct 11, 2006

are your van the same... or does one have a camping interior and the other have nothing in it at all....

Weight does play a big part of it...

1977 2.0L against a 1972 1600 - i would say the 2ltr would win

i really noticed the difference in power when i changed from a 1600 to a 2ltr

but it all depends on how you drive?..

vwsalisburyfamily

Discussion Starter · #9 · Oct 11, 2006

bugbabe22 said:
are your van the same... or does one have a camping interior and the other have nothing in it at all....

Weight does play a big part of it...

1977 2.0L against a 1972 1600 - i would say the 2ltr would win

i really noticed the difference in power when i changed from a 1600 to a 2ltr

but it all depends on how you drive?..

they both have camper interior's but the 2.0L will be a little heavier.
is it worth me betting him a bit of cash then

mark

wedgedout

· #10 · Oct 11, 2006

depends, is yours 100% stock?

If it is, it's a tough call.

If you spend a bit on yours, you could whoop his ass.

David72

· #11 · Oct 11, 2006

If you bet enough cash on it...... borrow a BWA engine :bandit:

vwsalisburyfamily

Discussion Starter · #12 · Oct 11, 2006

wedgedout said:
depends, is yours 100% stock?

If it is, it's a tough call.

If you spend a bit on yours, you could whoop his ass.

where's my money best spent tho, i don't really wana spend more than £800 on engine mod's so what will be the best things to do.

:hangloose

JAN

· #13 · Oct 11, 2006

mild cam, flycut the head, tickle the ports, set of decent carbs, exhaust.

wedgedout

· #14 · Oct 11, 2006

vwsalisburyfamily said:
where's my money best spent tho, i don't really wana spend more than £800 on engine mod's so what will be the best things to do.

:hangloose

Apparently, the money is ususally eaten up by the heads, on a bus engine, in principal (although Type IV heads, feel free to prove me wrong), stock valves and some mild gas flow work.

To help with the valves doing their job, a half decent cam won't do any harm, but talk to an expert before you go and buy one!.

You've got a solid bottom end on them, pretty much un-burstable from what I'm told, you've got a full flow oil system with a proper filter too

I'd go for a fairly mild cam, a set of carbs, Kadrons work well on budget type IV's, so if you can score some of them, you're onto a winner.

Exhausts are always good too, I know Judgie and Lee both make performance systems, I'm pretty sure Abi has one of Robs on her van now, and I think she was running an LA performance set of J tubes and 4-into-1 header and silencer combo last season..

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wedgedout

· #15 · Oct 11, 2006

JAN said:
mild cam, flycut the head, tickle the ports, set of decent carbs, exhaust.

yes.

vwsalisburyfamily

Discussion Starter · #16 · Oct 11, 2006

cheers guy's, always so helpful on here and its really appreciated, Iíll get saving the pennyís and hopefully see my brother bus in my rear view mirror at the pod next year. look out for this bus next year :hangloose

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