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VW Heads for Aircraft - Billet
Not wanting to hijack the original thread I thought that I'd start a new one for discussing the relative advantages and disadvantages of billet construction of VW aircraft heads. This discussion pertains only to heads for a single cylinder. A single cylinder head will be far easier to CNC...- rmeyers
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- Forum: Supplier / Manufacturer Announcements
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Subjective crankshaft vibration
Here's a question for you guys with a lot of VW experience. How much difference is there in the apparent smoothness between a counterweighted and un-counterweighted crankshaft? What effect does displacement, bore and/or stroke, have?- rmeyers
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- Forum: Volkswagen
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Connecting rod clearance
Type I VW, 82 mm stroke crank and 90.5 mm pistons. What is the shortest connecting rod that can be used without the crank or opposite rod hitting a cylinder or piston skirt? Common lengths, as per ScatVW are 5.394 in., 5.500 in. and chevy length, 5.700 in. Not worried about the cam, just the...- rmeyers
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- Forum: Volkswagen