recipe 8

1.	Owner	Jim Anderson
2.	Email Address	[email protected]
3.	Vehicle Type	pre 68
4.	Displacement	1585cc, 1679cc, 1776cc
5.	Crankcase	Dual relief 8 mm case either new or like new, no multiple align bores please....Use all the factory German hardware, nuts and wave washers, replacements are available at Lowes ........ The self locking aftermarket go fast Empi shit hardware causes problems and gives false torque readings because of the self locking feature.............Stock oil pressure relief and bypass valves and springs, no chrome plated or high pressure junk here please......... , Discard the stock oil strainer and go for full flow oiling using Berg system.........
6.	Crankshaft	69MM stock VW crankshaft non cross drilled 1967,68,69 std or 10/10.....20/20 and up regrinds are junk believe me, gets beyond the surface hardening and more importantly exacerbates the already present whipping of the crankshaft which makes your oil pressure go away and the case junk.... Stock cranks all flex and whip beyond 5,000 RPMs....Spring for a balance job on the entire lower end and if spinning up RPMs past 5,000 use a counterweighted non cross drilled crank...Use German main, rod and cam bearings when available and a German Elring gasket set w/ silicon flywheel seal.......
7.	Connecting Rods	Later 311 type rods with self locking non peen VW nuts balanced to 1/2 a gram total and end to end...
8.	Pistons&Cylinders	set of P/C Mahle 85.5 88or 90.5 thick wall, anything slip fit is junk, beyond 90.5 is OK if you like doing top end freshening ups with the associated blowby and oil leak problems, I know I know the smiling parts sellers sell shit loads of 94 mm kits and everything's just tits up all the time, I like the conservative time tested approach here, take a look at how much material comes off a head to accommodate 94s, lets discuss that sometime.......
9.	Piston Rings
10	Camshaft	Stock or Engle 100 grind camshaft, dished for 26 mm gear oil pump......
11	Cam gears
12	Cam followers	Febi lifters-German......
13	Pushrods	Use cut to length push rods and spend time to dial in rocker arm geometry
14	Cylinder Heads	Use single port heads, not duals, don't forget to cc heads.........
15	Rockers	use stock rockers with swivel feet adjusters........
16	Spark Plugs
17	Exhaust	Single quiet pack exhaust.............
18	Compression Ratio	keep the compression low, say around 6.9 to 1
19	Fuel System	Set of dual Kads.....
20	Fuel Pump	stock fuel pump with braided German hose........
21	Oil Pump	Stock oil pump for dished cam.....
22	Oil Sump	Berg 1 and a half quart oil sump W/pick up tube welded not clamped in place........
23	Oil Cooler	Late model doghouse shroud, fan and oil cooler with all sheet metal and cooling flaps in place and working........ 12v generator or alt your choice...............
24	Ignition	Stock all Bosch ignition with 009 distributor points and condenser, for simplicity and reliability...............
25	Distributor	009 distributor......Type 3 distributor hold down clamp, for easy access......
26	Flywheel	Stock 200mm flywheel using heavy duty 41mm gland nut tightened to 350 ft pounds using no loctite, 4 dowel stock configuration is fine here, just don't be doing burnout's on dry pavement .....
27	Pulley	A 36hp crankshaft pulley with matching dished style bolt, just for conversations sake.. When using this pulley you must notch the sheet metal for clearance and run 6-8 shims on the small pulley to get proper belt tension.......
28	Clutch	Stock clutch
29	Pressure Plate	Stock pressure plate
30	Transmission
31	Wheels
32	Tires
33	Max. Horsepower
34	Max. Torque
35	0-60mph Time
36	1/4 mile Time
37	Engine Mileage
38	Cost To Build	It's a simple combination and dead on reliable using mostly stock parts to keep costs down......
39	Purpose	Here's a combo that works, is simple and cost effecient using mostly stock components from various years to produce very durable daily driver engine.......
40	Comments	what you end up with is a smooth idling engine with lots of low RPM stump pulling torque and a decent midrange......... Remember the pre 68 cars are much lighter weight so a combo like this will jerk your neck out of joint if you ain't careful........ WHIPLASH......... ;-) Enjoy...............