I know that Jake Raby does a lot of work with the type 4 air
cooled motor. Check out:

http://www.massivetype4.com

http://www.aircooledtechnology.com

Thanks,
Chris

---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 18:59:36 -0700
>From: Anonymous Digest <jbrush@AROS.NET>
>Subject: Re: Power of a 2.0L Air cooled vs 2.1L???
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>>> Conclusion: am building a 2.0L as we speak, my plan is to
put out a strong
>>> 90 to 110hp out of this one amd keep it reliable.
>
>Yikes! I tried to catch up on this thread in the digest
because I must
>have missed something. You know how to build a 2.0l
aircooled to put out
>110hp? That's nearly double the stock HP rating.
>
>Did I miss something, or do I have the only 2.0l FI 81 air
cooled factory
>rated in the high 60's HP?? (low 50's after 200K)   :-)
>
>If you do get there, please share, and I am not being a wise
guy. I just
>think that much power requires something that won't resemble
a 2.0l AC, if
>you add the caveat of keeping it reliable. Of course, I am
thinking pretty
>much stock. What do you have in mind?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John