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Jake Raby
post Aug 31 2003, 03:51 PM
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Hey Guys.....
I have been getting alot of invites from members here to come help answer some questions and to kill some myths....

For those of you unfamiliar with me, or my business, My name is Jake Raby, and I own Raby's Aircooled Technology. We are a strictly aircooled engine shop specializing in the 914/4 engine and also the conversion of these engines into other aircooled vehicles. W edo a limited amount of 6 cylinder Porsvche work, and quite a bit of early 356 and 912 work as well....and even those old HP making Type I engines.

We have quickly became the leader of innovation with the TIV engine. My shop is small, only 2 of us assemble engines and products, but we continue to work long hours to push the TIV to the new spectrum.

Our 2270 series of engines are what we are known best for, no doubt. Making a 150 HP engine that lives for 100K with a freshening up at the half way point is not hard for us to do at all......Our 2316 series of engines is now pushing the 190HP range for a dual purpose street/race car. The 2316 does not live as long, but HAULS ASS! My personal 914 with the first 2316cc "Annihilator" (it was my test engine) made 181 BHP and will turn 7,500 RPM no sweat...thats 110MPH in just 3rd gear in my 73/ 914.....

If you want power, reliability, smooth idle., and longevity, then you are just like me and will appreciate what I chose to create when i was just a kid.

We have worked with the folks at www.bugmevideo.com to bring a correct engine rebuild video to life, and just next week will be shooting the TIV engine conversion video. Hopefully next year we will shoot a video on building a performance TIV engine with EVERY step explained in depth.

I have recently finished up my extensive cooling system tests and will have that data posted at www.massivetype4.com as soon as the site is fully completed and up. This site id for akll y products except complete engines, they can be found at www.aircooledtechnology.com


I will leave you by saying that I'm not here to advertise. I have a very healthy backlog already and work 18 hour days if I'm lucky just trying to keep up....I'm simply here to stop myths, and help you guys before you make the same mistakes I did....Consider me just a normal guy who lives,breathes, and eats the aircooled 4 cylinder engine....not even a business owner!

First and foremost I was an enthusiast just like you guys, but my sickness goes much deeper and just hapens to put food on my table!

See ya around!
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post Aug 31 2003, 04:02 PM
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welcome jake!! now .... get back to work!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

no really, i hope you can find time out of your busy schedule to share you knowledge!!

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post Aug 31 2003, 04:10 PM
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Welcome Jake, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wavey.gif)
You're well known here.
Now you have another forum to take you away from building engines.

Paul
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post Aug 31 2003, 08:40 PM
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Heh Jake just joined my forum, www.spyderclub.com as well. Busy guy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Aug 31 2003, 09:37 PM
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Welcome!
Glad you joined the club Jake!
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post Aug 31 2003, 09:50 PM
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Welcome Jake,

Glad to see you showing up here...as I really don't check the other boards where I used to see you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)

This is the only place to be...

Yours,

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Welcome Jake, we’re happy to have ya and look forward to picking your brain. For those who don’t know, Jake is the Carroll Shelby of Type IV engines. He has gained a great reputation the good old fashioned way, through hard work and trial and error. He’s intentionally blown up more engines than most of us will ever build, just to see how they tick. Now if he’d just move to the west coast, we’d be set.

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post Aug 31 2003, 10:24 PM
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Welcome Jake,

Glad you can stop in occasionally.
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post Sep 1 2003, 12:13 AM
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post Sep 1 2003, 09:02 AM
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Thanks guys........

As for moving to the west coast...well I once lived there and hated it..... Most of my customers buy from me, from California (70% of my engines are in California) and pay the shipping on an engine and still come out cheaper than if I was in their home state- No sales tax!!

It would do no good if I were on the west coast..I'd still keep my gate shut and pretend that I was in the middle of Wyoming all alone. Thats the only way to get anything done!
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post Sep 1 2003, 09:25 AM
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jake, are you marketing the machined oil pump upgrate at this time? if so you might place it in the Resources, Parts, Products forum.

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post Sep 1 2003, 09:57 AM
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jake , love yor type 4 video, I was at rimco the other day and they were saying you were a helicopter mechanic at the Tustin base? is that true? I'd say you are the Gene Berge of type 4s (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)
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post Sep 1 2003, 10:39 AM
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Yes....Iwas at Tustin....

I'm no different than anyone else that lives on this earth...I just work long hard hours on these engines and try to rmemeber what I see and share it....


Gene Who????? He wrote books and sold them. I don't ever want to be like that.
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post Sep 1 2003, 03:51 PM
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a chopper mechanic?!? hhmmmmmmmm ....... ever thought about putting an allison 250-c18 in a 914?!?

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post Sep 1 2003, 04:31 PM
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I'm a Turbine engine guy....I have been on the prowl for either a T 58 or T64 Turbine to slide midship into a VW bus.........Junk ones are hard to fine.
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post Sep 2 2003, 11:06 AM
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Welcome Jake and Dave, too!

Dave: I've been on your club site - well done! I really like the the look of 550 replicas, and having one is on my "to do someday" list. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Sep 2 2003, 04:18 PM
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welcome Jake!! now I don't have to wade through 1000 beetle conversions in shoptalk to find you! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
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post Sep 2 2003, 05:02 PM
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Welcome, Jake. It seems like you have quite a bit of experience with these engines which is a great thing to have around!
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post Sep 2 2003, 05:07 PM
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Jake,
Welcome to the board. I am ready to hand over the rubles for a 2+ on my 1973 1.7L. Hope to talk to you soon!


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