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Fri Apr 25, 2014 2:36 pm

What's currently available?

CB had VW Mexican heads on their website but I just got off the phone with them and they are NLA. For stock heads they have Autolinea Brazilian and not sure the friend will take them.

Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:44 pm

Century has stock FI heads in there booklet.

Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:56 pm

Even the Mexican 043 heads were 35.5x32. Stock FI was 33x32. The 32s had a larger stem and may have been sodium filled. I've used carb'd 35.5x32 heads before on a FI engine before because there was nothing available. They MAY not last as long as the originals did though.

If you do go with 35.5x32 heads, just use some aftermarket head with stock sized ports.

Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:14 pm

Hey! Look what I found!

http://vwparts.aircooled.net/Fuel-Injection-Dual-Port-Cylinder-Head-33-X-30mm-p/043-101-065.htm

Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:47 am

bugguy1967 wrote: Hey! Look what I found!

http://vwparts.aircooled.net/Fuel-Injection-Dual-Port-Cylinder-Head-33-X-30mm-p/043-101-065.htm
I saw those last night and have a email in to John C. to see if they are in stock.

Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:31 am

inventory shows we have them on the shelf, but I can't verify until Monday.

Sat Apr 26, 2014 11:03 am

Awesome John... i'll get back to you as soon as I know what the guy wants to do.

He's under the impression that it's not hard to find OE German FI heads since he's concerned with the quality of the stock Mexican ones.