They are VW cast heads with bigger valves. I bought them from my local VW parts place before they went out of business. My engine case and the heads were display pieces and I got them for a song when they closing. -Kirin
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 1:40 PM, Courtney Hook <[email protected]> wrote: > OOPS!! Misread your original article, and thought cylinders, not cylinder > heads. What type of heads?? > C. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kirin Jacobsen" <[email protected]> > To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 1:37 PM > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Build me a stroker....... > > > Side note I haven't gotten pistons yet so that option is wide open... > -Kirin > > On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Courtney Hook <[email protected]> wrote: >> Kirin, Type A pistons are non-stroker and you can use them up to about a >> 74 >> mm stroke I believe. They have the piston pin bosses closer to the skirt >> of >> the piston. The B's have the piston pin bosses closer to the top of the >> piston so that you don't have the pistons coming out the top of the >> cylinders with bigger strokes. Check the box your pistons/cylinders came >> in. >> It should say either A or B on it somewhere. Or check the stock no. >> against >> cip's website. >> HTH, >> Courtney >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kirin Jacobsen" <[email protected]> >> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 1:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Build me a stroker....... >> >> >>> Hey Courtney, >>> I haven't heard about A or B stroke pistons, Care to explain a bit? I >>> remember some of the issues about the super cases, Such as casting >>> issues, sand in the oil galleys. I have a post first 1000 case. Which >>> apparently after all the issues are sorted. I know not everybody is a >>> fan of them however I like the idea of a case... And well it is what I >>> got so I want to give it a shot. Knowing me this car will only leave >>> its sealed bubble on perfect days with 10% humidity and no clouds >>> lol..... >>> >>> -Kirin >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Courtney Hook <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Kirin, contact Darren Krewenchuk (sp?) for the headwork. He did my 044 >>>> heads >>>> and they were works of art. About 600 bucks a long time ago. Are the >>>> 94's >>>> A >>>> or B stroke pistons?? That makes a difference as to what crank you can >>>> use. >>>> I would go with a nice 1914CC engine, which is 69x94, but you need A >>>> stroke >>>> pistons to build that one. That, with a good set of heads and a W-120 >>>> cam >>>> would be an awesome driveable combination. If you let Darren do the >>>> headwork, I bet he could get an honest 120HP out of that. It would be >>>> super >>>> dependable, and wouldn't require massive amounts of money to build. I >>>> know >>>> you have a supercase, but I would personally go with an AE or AH stock >>>> case >>>> from VW. WAY better in my opinion. I have not heard good things about >>>> some >>>> of the supercases, but then, I've been out of the loop for about 5 yrs. >>>> Courtney >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Kirin Jacobsen" <[email protected]> >>>> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2011 12:14 PM >>>> Subject: [vintagvw] Build me a stroker....... >>>> >>>> >>>>> Greetings listees, >>>>> I haven't sent you an update for a bit. Been busy with life, prepping >>>>> for winter, and a move back to Vancouver to go back to school to >>>>> become a Railway conductor(So I can actually make money, finish a few >>>>> cars etc). Anyways i'm in a peculiar situation of I bought a engine >>>>> case and some cylinder heads a while ago and now need to figure out >>>>> what internals I want to throw at it. The car in question already has >>>>> the suspension, brakes, tires and a custom Kafer style brace(AKA a >>>>> Airspeed drag bar, with adjustable drop links) so I'm sure the car can >>>>> handle the power. End goal is a nice weather cruiser that has good >>>>> power and can attend the odd drag racing event. Plus show off to my >>>>> friends a bit to be perfectly honest. >>>>> >>>>> Other factors to be included I will be running stock style sheetmetal >>>>> tin. I bought a Porsche fanshroud but it just won't work for the car. >>>>> I have two decklids for it now too. One a convertible style the other >>>>> a regular 62. >>>>> >>>>> My case is a brand new aluminum super case. Here are the specs on my >>>>> heads. They haven't had any porting done to them yet but I'm not >>>>> opposed to getting the worked. >>>>> 94 bore, and 42x37.5 is the valve sizing.... >>>>> >>>>> I know years(Okay maybe a decade ago) we were working on a "engine >>>>> cookbook" but i'm sure thats now offline or hidden somewhere. >>>>> Basically I'm kinda locked into what i'm building based on my case and >>>>> what I got for heads. But I want a nice compromise of driveability and >>>>> power.... Carb choice will be a "period correct" jetted properly set >>>>> of IDAs. I want to run a sidewinder style exhaust but i'm kinda >>>>> leaving the building wisdom up to you guys of sizing and where to go >>>>> from there. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Kirin >>>>> 1962 Resto Custo Seabert..... >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> vintagvw site list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> vintagvw site list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> vintagvw site list >>> [email protected] >>> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
