any tips for my engine rebuild. tks

[britestart]

74 1600. replacing jugs with 87mm. and a 2 barrel weber carb. stock heads.
should I up grade the cam. or not? since I have it apart I just wanted some input. tks

[Volks Wagen]

Measure everything and replace all the bearings. Check and maybe replace the oil pump. The cam depends on what u want to use the engine for - torque, revs etc. Then a lot of the rest of the decisions comes later. Heads are a very important selection. Look in the performance forum at the builds and you'll get some ideas.
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[Zundfolge1432]

Classic rookie pitfall, change cam. The stock cam will be best with your small engine. 2 barrel Weber is a waste of time when for a few dollars more you could have small duals, the duals give better performance and gas mileage too. A cheater cam or Engle 100 with small duals, small diameter single quiet pack would yield best results. There's a sticky at the performance forum that talks about proven combinations of engines of all sizes, read it.

[Cusser]

I've used a stock cam in my 1835cc engine for 40 years now....I use a single Weber 40DCNF because in 1976 I changed from single port heads to the dual port heads, so I needed a new intake manifold anyway, and dual port end pieces were still costly back then.
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[britestart]

again thank you. just want to be able to have a good driver. just in and cruise....ya