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Mon May 12, 2025 10:38 am

So I'm building a 2110 for my early beetle, I'm going to try to cover all the questions I see on other posts to help simplify things. thank you for your input. Here are my Specs.
3.88 r&p in an otherwise stock geared 68 trans
195/70 tires
I want heat
I won't be racing the goal is a strong street car
I have these parts
new case clearanced
CB 82mm crank
CB 5.4 H beam rods
Forged Mahle 90.5 B pistons
Light chromoly flywheel
1700 lb Kennedy PP
Berg 42 special dcnf's (I know there is better but I have them)
bearings, hardware and what not

What I'm looking for is heads, cam, rockers, compression ratio.
I have built lots of stock and big bore engines but not for at least 15 years and parts availability has changed A LOT . I don't have a strict budget and I've been looking at the CB cnc ported heads but I'm here for suggestions.
Thanks again

Mon May 12, 2025 10:45 am

Tims S1 40x35 heads, web 163 cam, 1.3 rockers, aluminum push rods, and 9.3:1. ss143 VSpeed muffler

If you want to keep the heater boxes, you will need to use the bigger 1 5/8" finned heater boxes.

A better, cheaper solution is to just use a Amazon diesel heater mounted under the front hood, and run J-tubes.

Brian

Mon May 12, 2025 11:50 am

Brian_e wrote: Tims S1 40x35 heads, web 163 cam, 1.3 rockers, aluminum push rods, and 9.3:1. ss143 VSpeed muffler

If you want to keep the heater boxes, you will need to use the bigger 1 5/8" finned heater boxes.

A better, cheaper solution is to just use a Amazon diesel heater mounted under the front hood, and run J-tubes.

Brian
Thank you sir , I have considered the diesel heater after seeing yours but I'm fine with the big heater boxes too. By "Tims" you mean Steve Tims yes?

Mon May 12, 2025 12:12 pm

Steve passed away, and his son Greg now does them. Same shop, same phone number, same great heads. Greg had been working with Steve for years.

Brian

Mon May 12, 2025 1:05 pm

Brian_e wrote: Steve passed away, and his son Greg now does them. Same shop, same phone number, same great heads. Greg had been working with Steve for years.

Brian
Awesome, I just ordered your cam and rockers . I'm going to mock this thing up to figure out my deck before I order heads

Mon May 12, 2025 1:47 pm

Hoppenj wrote: Brian_e wrote: Steve passed away, and his son Greg now does them. Same shop, same phone number, same great heads. Greg had been working with Steve for years.

Brian
Awesome, I just ordered your cam and rockers . I'm going to mock this thing up to figure out my deck before I order heads

Thank you for the order!

Deck height isn't really a "see where it lands" thing. You should be making the deck height .040-.045" no matter what is needed to be done, so if you have decided on the compression, you can order the heads now.

Brian

Tue May 13, 2025 5:40 am

Brian_e wrote: Hoppenj wrote: Brian_e wrote: Steve passed away, and his son Greg now does them. Same shop, same phone number, same great heads. Greg had been working with Steve for years.

Brian
Awesome, I just ordered your cam and rockers . I'm going to mock this thing up to figure out my deck before I order heads

Thank you for the order!

Deck height isn't really a "see where it lands" thing. You should be making the deck height .040-.045" no matter what is needed to be done, so if you have decided on the compression, you can order the heads now.

Brian
fair point , I'll give him a call

Tue May 13, 2025 7:58 am

Also, dont be sorry for the 42 DCNF´s They are very nice street carbs, and can performvery well, also fuel efficiency wise once set up properly.

Tue May 13, 2025 8:41 am

I agree on the DCNF's. And they sound really bitchin' when you are getting after it. I have 40's on my daily car. They have their little quirks, but they aren't terrible. A pain to work in there, but they do run nice.

I wouldn't let Greg talk you into 42mm valves though. I think his 40x35's will be great, and I know they work good with a web 163. The rest of the combo seems quite well matched.

Brian

Tue May 13, 2025 9:00 am

Brian_e wrote: I agree on the DCNF's. And they sound really bitchin' when you are getting after it. I have 40's on my daily car. They have their little quirks, but they aren't terrible. A pain to work in there, but they do run nice.

I wouldn't let Greg talk you into 42mm valves though. I think his 40x35's will be great, and I know they work good with a web 163. The rest of the combo seems quite well matched.

Brian

Brian, why don't you like the 42 intake valves is it because of I/E flow ratio? I thought Tims offered a 42x37 head with smallish intake port volume-could be wrong though.

Tue May 13, 2025 9:20 am

Alstrup wrote: Also, dont be sorry for the 42 DCNF´s They are very nice street carbs, and can performvery well, also fuel efficiency wise once set up properly.
I'm excited to run them, I had a 2110 built using all Berg parts in the early 90's so it's nostalgia for me

Tue May 13, 2025 9:58 am

74 Thing wrote: Brian_e wrote: I agree on the DCNF's. And they sound really bitchin' when you are getting after it. I have 40's on my daily car. They have their little quirks, but they aren't terrible. A pain to work in there, but they do run nice.

I wouldn't let Greg talk you into 42mm valves though. I think his 40x35's will be great, and I know they work good with a web 163. The rest of the combo seems quite well matched.

Brian

Brian, why don't you like the 42 intake valves is it because of I/E flow ratio? I thought Tims offered a 42x37 head with smallish intake port volume-could be wrong though.

The ratios are a little wonky, but I don't think they are needed for this engine, and from what I have measured, the 40x35 has better airspeed. I am not saying the 42's suck by any means, but the 40x35 will make for a killer driver rather than an upper rpm racer. If it was a 2276, then maybe switch to the 42's.

Brian

Tue May 13, 2025 10:29 am

Brian_e wrote:
I wouldn't let Greg talk you into 42mm valves though. I think his 40x35's will be great, and I know they work good with a web 163. The rest of the combo seems quite well matched.

Brian
Agree. In the 90,5 bore the 40 can be, and most likely is more efficient.