engine tuning

Post by **delboy** » 27 Mar 2006, 19:20

hi i have the engine out of my crewcab, i want to clean and paint it, while its out can i do anything to it to get a few more bhp out of it with out breaking the bank skimming the heads exhausts air filter any ideas please let me know (2ltr Aircooled, better mention) cheers del

Post by **germman** » 28 Mar 2006, 00:25

Delboy , depends on how much money you wanto spend , dont expect big gains without spending some money ,but they are very tunable,a good set of twin 36 webbers and a free flowing exhaust will gain you some usefull bhp ,or the next step balance the botom end and increse the cc and compression forged 96's pistons will give you a 2056cc without major changes to the rest of the botom end ,It's prolly best to have a read up, here is some links there's some american sites and type 4 engine is what youy have (CU code)
http://www.tunacan.net/t4/index.shtml

http://www.johnmaherracing.co.uk/type4.htm

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewforum ... af5116e180

imho if you dont wanto break the bank then stick to makeing sure it runs spot on and never lean if it runs lean then that means HOT head and shortend engine life its what kills most AC engines ,fer about 80 quid you definatly should have it set up corectly on a roling road prolly the best 80 quid you will spend these guys know the type 4 well and have tuned mine and loads of other bus's
http://www.raceshack.co.uk/index.php

then fit yerself a cylnder head temp guage and oil pressure and temp if you can
cht guages and pyros here (fits under number 3 spark plug )
http://www.airworlduk.com/
do a search on here for a list of bits u need for cht guages i put a post up a week ago .
fitting CHT guage is the best way to keep an eye on engine temps
and as you prolly know the ac engine benifits from being driven with plenty of revvs and i mean plenty !!
you could always go the whole hogg and spend a stupid amount and end up with something like mine by adding NITROSS !!

http://www.muchos.co.uk/members/germman/new injun 2 010 (Small).jpg

OLLOXS can someone please make this link work
thanks

Post by **delboy** » 28 Mar 2006, 11:57

cheers gemman, looks like ive got a bit of reading to do, many thanks del

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 28 Mar 2006, 13:37

wiki'd

Post by **germman** » 28 Mar 2006, 17:35

Cheers Bob !!!