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> Empi heads and Cima/Mahle cylinders, Review of Empi heads and availability of Mahle cylinders
Mr.Vman
post Jan 31 2025, 06:01 PM
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New to the type 4 and 914 world, Noticed that Empi has two cylinder heads available for the type four. has anyone used them yet? If so, how do they compare against the heads that are available? Cooling? Flowing? Quality? Are the Empi heads worth buying compared to what's out there now? In the type 1 world, Cima/Mahle cylinders seem to be what to use with good success. Are Cima/Mahle cylinders available for the type 4? If so, from whom or where? And while I consider Empi heads and Mahle cylinders, what about new type four cases? Are there new type four cases available? Or soon to be available? I know with the VW type 1 new cases solve many problems. Thank you for the time and information, Steve V,
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post Feb 1 2025, 09:13 PM
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Are new Mahle cylinders available in Europe?

I would have expected Mahle to move on and build new stuff as almost all of the OEM suppliers have done.

My source for Mahle cylinders is OLD ones.
I agree the Mahle is the best when it comes to steel jugs.

Jake Raby mentioned new German built flywheels that were SO SOFT they went into the trash pile.

Sometimes the ONLY good stuff is the OLD stuff...



I also suspect there is only ONE foundry that is making the heads today.

Everyone's heads are coming from the same place...
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