Hi, Mike. My (very biased) advice is: if you can locate a Type 4, forget the Types 1, 2 and 3. The Type 4 is an extensive redesign, solved most of the reliability problems of the preious ones, the case was built in a better alloy. Only problem is to find one, because much less Type 4 were produced.
I own a "how to rebuild your VW engine" book, and the authour keeps saying "Of course, this problem is not found on the Type 4 because..." The Type 4, 1.7 liter version will give you 65 hp. There are good and safe modifications available on the market to increase that to at least 80 hp. Check Great Plains Aircraft website, it is full of information on the subject. Serge Vidal KR2 "Kilimanjaro Cloud" Canberra, Australia mplane...@aol.com Envoyé par : krnet-boun...@mylist.net 26/10/2006 00:32 Veuillez répondre à KRnet Remis le : 26/10/2006 00:32 Pour : kr...@mylist.net cc : (ccc : Serge VIDAL/DNSA/SAGEM) Objet : KR> (no subject) Hey Netters, I am contemplating type 1 VW2180CC and type 4. I was wondering what the weight differences are vs power output. KR2 builder in NC. Mike Simpson mplane...@aol.com _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html " Ce courriel et les documents qui y sont attaches peuvent contenir des informations confidentielles. Si vous n'etes pas le destinataire escompte, merci d'en informer l'expediteur immediatement et de detruire ce courriel ainsi que tous les documents attaches de votre systeme informatique. Toute divulgation, distribution ou copie du present courriel et des documents attaches sans autorisation prealable de son emetteur est interdite." " This e-mail and any attached documents may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please advise the sender immediately and delete this e-mail and all attached documents from your computer system. Any unauthorised disclosure, distribution or copying hereof is prohibited."