UK Based Performance VW Engine Specialist (est 1983)

Customers’ Rides

1953 Oval: 179 BHP

The first step in preparing an itemised engine specification is to get a clear picture of what the engine will be used for e.g. daily driver, street/strip, race only etc. Some people come to me with a very clear idea of what they want, or maybe there’s a certain look or
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Burnout Bus

More smiles per gallon

David Simpkin’s 15 window 1961 Deluxe VW bus was fitted with a JMR 2110cc engine in 2007. The original remit was to deliver an engine that emphasised torque and driveability over outright power, return reasonable fuel economy and be capable of running a sub 18 second ¼ mile
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2276cc EFI Street Engine: 211BHP

Richard Cooper has been a JMR customer for over 20 years. This is the same car he had when he first visted my old workshop in Manchester in the early 1990’s. It’s a LHD standard 1200 model which has gone through various transformations over the years. When I first met
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