watercooled to air cooled engine swap

[dave lfc]

hi i have just found an 1.6 petrol Aircooled engine forsale and was wondering if it would be a straight forward swap for my 1.9 petrol engine as mine is knackered.cheers dave

[g60steve]

From watercooled to 1.6 Aircooled....serious?

Why oh why would you even consider fitting what is renowned for being the worst engine VW ever fitted in a T25?

There's been numerous 1.9DG's for sale on here and elsewhere so why not buy one of those?

[Ralf85]

hi i have just found an 1.6 petrol Aircooled engine forsale and was wondering if it would be a straight forward swap for my 1.9 petrol engine as mine is knackered.cheers dave

That would be a serious mistake for an number of reasons including: 1) The 1.6aircooled was ok powering a beetle but a T25 is at least twice that weight. How long would you expect that engine to last? 2) How slow do you want to go? With a 1.6 Aircooled engine that will be very slow, particularly on hills. Trust me I had one of these in my old T2 and it was a nightmare even on the gentlest of slopes. Your choice.

[dave lfc]

thanks for the replys,i will give that a miss.missed a few engine recently so i will still be looking for a 1.9 dg,thinking of going for a recon from one of the major players anyone had any experience from any of them,thanks dave

[faggie]

be carefull buying a recon motor most of them the quality is nothing like the original vw unit if you must have a wbx marco mancini is your man

[g60steve]

marco mancini is your man

Is he Roberto's brother?

http://www.marcomansiperformance.com/