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Product details
This 1600cc kit supplies the components for assembling a stock long block. It uses an aluminum engine case, a 69mm four-dowel crankshaft and dual-port heads with 35.55mm intake and 32mm exhaust valves. It is a component kit requiring engine assembly, with the car's intake, ignition, cooling and exhaust equipment selected to the finished installation.
Technical Details
- Part number: 98-0470-B
- Case: Stock-style aluminum
- Crankshaft: Direct drilled, 69mm, four dowels
- Connecting rods: Forged stock type
- Camshaft: Stock
- Rockers: HD solid shaft, 1.1:1, swivel-foot adjusters
- Oil pump: 26mm Schadek
- Head studs: 8mm chromoly
Components also include the piston/cylinder set, chromoly pushrods and gland nut, lifters, valve covers, pushrod tubes, main/rod bearings, single-thrust cam bearings, Elring gasket kit, main seal and assembly hardware. EMPI notes that component selection may vary with availability.
Fitment & Compatibility
For a compatible air-cooled VW Type 1-style engine installation. Verify the vehicle, transmission and complete engine specification before assembly. The aluminum case requires a steel-hub pulley or an aluminum bolt-in sand-seal pulley kit. Establish engine clearances and valve-train geometry during the build.
