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Posted by: John Kelly Oct 15 2003, 08:19 AM

Hi Folks,

Here is a picture of the engine I'm scraping up cash for. If you have any VW type1 hotrod buddies looking for parts, please show them my parts for sale page:

http://allshops.org/cgi-bin/community/communityalbums.cgi?action=openalbum&albumid=9980142897618

Yes I'm coming over to the dark side...2.6 type 4 Motec fuel management TMW throttle bodies, Pauter internals etc. I plan to make a new fan shroud from aluminum. I think this will look pretty good in the back seat of my Ghia. Also an easy installation to the 901, has nice exhaust so I won't have to do a bunch more fabrication...besides all the surgery required to fit it all in the Ghia, that is.

John www.ghiaspecialties.com


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Posted by: need4speed Oct 15 2003, 09:48 AM

er - MID engine? Major surgery, indeed!

(/me scrounges around for the "This thread is worthless without MORE pics" icon. . . )

Posted by: SirAndy Oct 15 2003, 09:52 AM

Posted by: Britain Smith Oct 15 2003, 10:35 AM

Where did you get that engine and how much was it???? That thing will be a beast...I thought my turbo motor would be bad ass...

-Britain

Posted by: cha914 Oct 15 2003, 10:39 AM

Wow....that thing is going to be a beast...what is the engine using for cylinders? Any more specs?

and yes...more pics

Tony

Posted by: reverie Oct 15 2003, 11:32 AM

John, have you considered the Berg 5-speed transmission?

The Berg 5 has some good options: (1) a choice in Berg shifters with 0%, 40%, or 60% reduction in shifter travel, and (2) the "locker option" which locks the car in Reverse when you park it..

- Roger

Posted by: John Kelly Oct 15 2003, 12:05 PM

Hi Roger,

I'm going mid-engine, and have a rebuilt 901 from John Walker ...for less than a Berg unit anyway.

Here are the stats as they are presented to me by the seller:

Case: Porsche type4, modified for full flow oil, machined spot
>faced the case to facilitate larger case bolts that fit great
>
>Heads: Porsche, big valve 48 intake 38 mm for the exhaust, berg
>springs, ported and polished and matching manifolds, 1.48 Pauter
>roller rockers, welded and relived valve covers. (i'd put CSP valve
>covers but I don’t think they fit the rollers.
>
>Crank: Pauter, welded and cross flowed and stroked out to - 78MM and
>hardened
>
>P&L: 103 mm Keith Black - Chevy 454 pistons with valve pockets
>
>High flow oil pump – setup for full flow
>
>Cam : webcamshafts - #86a specs are:
>.435 lift times it by 1.48 rockers - .684 lift
>290 advetised duration
>252 duration at .050 lift off the cam
>Strong mid range and top end for high performance mech. street
>engines. Valve springs recommended
>
>Rods: Pauter 4340 Billet rods chrome moly - hardend
>
>Bernie bergamn shroud – rabbit alternator, Porsche fan (his design –
>looks like a Porsche fan but of his design)
>
>Induction: TMW 45MM throttle bodies through itg filters
>
>Computer control – supplied by a Motec M4 with the advanced tuning
>options, sequential injection, and distributor less ignition, 32bit
>microprocessor – tunes the car 300 times a second, laptop
>configurable
>
>Automotive exhaust pipes – stainless steel and slightly larger ID
>than stock
>
>Muffler: triad “T”style glasspack , feeding two more glasspacks
>and the exit are 4” tubes

$6000 seems like a real good deal to me, only 1k on the engine...he's upgrading! He has over $12,000 into this one.

Sorry no more pictures until I get the thing in the car, but first I have sell lots of stuff...

John www.ghiaspecialties.com

Posted by: need4speed Oct 15 2003, 01:37 PM

John,
I had fantasized about a mid-engine ghia in the past. In my dream - the decklid had been welded shut, and the whole back end flipped up like a 550. . . - but I reckon that the old engine compartment is actually big enough to be made into a trunk for storage. . .

Posted by: Britain Smith Oct 15 2003, 02:58 PM

Damn...That is a great price...I think that the Motec M4 is worth close to that alone. Here are the specs of my turbo type-4 conversion for my 912. It is getting there.

http://www.britainsmith.com/Porsche/TurboMotor/index.htm

Displacement: 2353cc

Bore: Aluminum 930 98 mm, Flat-top, Aluminum Cylinders

Stroke: 78 mm stroked, knife-edged, forged, counterweighted crank, dowel-pinned flywheel

Rods: Carillo Rods

Cam: Engle FK-10

Heads: 2.0L Heads, Flycut, 60cc matched, ARP Head Studs, Match Tuned Exhaust Stub Tubes

Valve Train: Titanium Retainers, Racing Dual Springs (0.6" lift), Forged Hardened Valve Keepers

Rockers: Pauter 1:1.48 Aluminum Roller Rockers

Case: Blueprinted, line-bored, modified to breath easier. ARP Case Bolts

Oil: Fitted with Type-1 style sump studs, 2-Qt Deep Sump, custom Billet Sump Plate

Cooling: Sharpbuilt Upright Shroud, 911 11-blade Fan