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Fresh engine build damaged after 800miles (engine builder refusing to fix under warranty)
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<blockquote data-quote="W1K1" data-source="post: 644382" data-attributes="member: 33304"><p>honestly for 2300 i wouldn't expect much, they would be using used parts and cobbling it together. We bought one "rebuilt" engine once, never again, we learned to build our first 1600cc from the old bug me videos, and a collection of forum info, then i drove a buddies 2110cc and I was hooked. Since then we used the jim martin article for measuring and documenting our builds, 5 since that first 1600cc. <a href="https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/jim_martin_engine_build.php" target="_blank">https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/jim_martin_engine_build.php</a></p><p></p><p>I have never babied an engine after the initial 20 min break in, get it jetted for the correct AFR and drive it, it needs to get the rings seated, so some WOT throttle pulls up a few hills helps. </p><p>In your case the engine probably would have failed a lot sooner if you had revved it to the stock 4500 rpm redline. In a balanced engine, revving to 6k is easily done, my first 2110cc would easily hit the rev limiter at 6500rpm in my 61 bug, that car built in 2007 is still running around town.</p><p></p><p>that said I did a subi swap on my 71 , super happy with that, EJ2.5 165hp out of a stock motor is awesome in a brick of a westy. EFI and a real heater are a plus of course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="W1K1, post: 644382, member: 33304"] honestly for 2300 i wouldn't expect much, they would be using used parts and cobbling it together. We bought one "rebuilt" engine once, never again, we learned to build our first 1600cc from the old bug me videos, and a collection of forum info, then i drove a buddies 2110cc and I was hooked. Since then we used the jim martin article for measuring and documenting our builds, 5 since that first 1600cc. [URL]https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/jim_martin_engine_build.php[/URL] I have never babied an engine after the initial 20 min break in, get it jetted for the correct AFR and drive it, it needs to get the rings seated, so some WOT throttle pulls up a few hills helps. In your case the engine probably would have failed a lot sooner if you had revved it to the stock 4500 rpm redline. In a balanced engine, revving to 6k is easily done, my first 2110cc would easily hit the rev limiter at 6500rpm in my 61 bug, that car built in 2007 is still running around town. that said I did a subi swap on my 71 , super happy with that, EJ2.5 165hp out of a stock motor is awesome in a brick of a westy. EFI and a real heater are a plus of course. [/QUOTE]
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