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Project 2110 – Part 3: Crankcase preparation

In Part 2 I explained my reasons and some of the theory behind the bore and stroke combination I’m using in Project 2110. In this instalment I’m going to cover the machine work required to physically accommodate an 82mm stroke crankshaft and big bore 90.5mm cylinders.
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Project 2110 – Part 1: Introduction

The first in a series of articles covering the theory and practice of building a high performance Type 1 2110cc engine. The engine will be fitted to a split screen bus and is being designed to deliver a good combination of power, torque, driveability and most importantly,
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Tech Talk #10: Flat cams

  The latest article added to the Tech Talk page is entitled Flat Cams and Pitted Lifters (part 1). Discussing the reasons behind the huge number of cam and lifter failures experienced by performance VW engine builders over the past 10 years and how to prevent it happening
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Square engines, ratio rockers and the power taken to drive the cooling fan

I’ve added another three topics to the Tech Talk page. Tech Talk #8  studies the effect changing rocker arm ratio has on duration. Plus how the average cam card doesn’t provide sufficient detail to accurately compare cams from one manufacturer to another brand’s
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