1600 air cooled barrels and pistons

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golfingtam
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1600 air cooled barrels and pistons

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I would like to fit larger barrels & pistons to my 1600cc to bring it to 1641cc. Is it beneficial for power etc.
Does anyone have these for sale?
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Dont waste youre money, time and effort, find a good 2L CU and bolt that in.... :wink:

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two problems with the 2.0l Aircooled they are expensive to buy and also twice as expensive to rebuild
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Re: 1600 air cooled barrels and pistons

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golfingtam wrote:I would like to fit larger barrels & pistons to my 1600cc to bring it to 1641cc. Is it beneficial for power etc.
Does anyone have these for sale?
golfingtam.

Anyone who sells Beetle parts has these. Your 1.6 CT is a Beetle engine in disguise.
was....82 Westy, 80 Mk. 3 Transporter, 69 Bay
now....66 T1 LHD 1.6 Bus

* If you need it to arrive safe & in one piece..*
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