how wide will mtr. grow with 86mm crank-5.7rods compared to 1600

[vw moses]

thats easy for you, given your experinece(modok),i'm going to haft to do some reasearch. big time. we need a vw youtube channel that shows the proper procedures for things like that(without jokes,personal problems,etc.)
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[mark tucker]

[vw moses]

did you use 2 of the spacers per side- eaallred?
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[303epps]

"thats easy for you, given your experinece(modok),i'm going to haft to do some reasearch. big time. we need you to do a vw youtube channel that shows the proper procedures for things like that(with jokes,personal problems,etc.)

fixed it.

[mark tucker]

[vw moses]

thats cool- any pics?-anyone?
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[yamaducci]

My 2498 is over an inch wider but I didn't want it looked all hacked up with shroud filler plate and tins that don't reach the case and leak everywhere so I widened the shroud on both sides and extended the tins. it was a lot of work but turned out great.
The black sharpie is where I added metal to each side.

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[vw moses]

Nice!,thats the way to go. very clean look, thanks for sharing that,
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[Eaallred]

[mark tucker]

tube of 3m polyurathane works wonders. I also use it to stiffen up rubber motor mounts and such, works awesome. 3m or lifecaulk they have 2 colors and a few diferent dry times.

[vw moses]

the vw after-market needs to provide tins & shrouds for wider type 1 mtrs. for the strokers who have wider mtrs. that would be very helpful.
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[yamaducci]

I have been saying for years why not make cylinder that with larger fins and make tins and larger fans and larger shrouds. Now they finally make extra long cylinders that can be cut down so why not add more fin area?
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[modok]

Yeah buddy. Give me a big ass head with 1/2" larger fins all the way round. I'll make it fit. All sorts of people are ALREADY spending hours fitting the tin anyway, and multiple companies making aftermarket tin too, and much of that fits poorly, and we already have accepted that.

[vw moses]

custom tin work would be a market better served by a talented vendor who makes them on special order. it could be done. obviously no one
is doing it
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[jason]

I say use C pistons. I used C pistons and 5.5 rods. Mine is alot narrower than stock. I had to take off some from regular 94's and the tin. The 5.7 would put you close. Pistons may be more but how much is your time modifying everything.

[KROC]

Use this piston with your 86 crank and 5.7 Rods with regular length barrels and you will an engine that is VERY close to stock width, I build these all the time.

[Brian_e]

[KROC]

Hi Brian, compression height is .945"

Cheers. Darren

[Hustlers67]

What do people do to address the valve cover to body clearance issues with wider than stock engines??

[ach60]

1) Turn the car into a Baja Bug
2) Get out a hammer, and make it fit
3) Cut, grind, fill, and paint

From Sstgermain