The 1200cc/1500/ 1600cc Single Port is a long block engine from Automotive Remains LLC, built for air-cooled Volkswagen applications.
This is a refurbished single-port long block rebuild service (1200cc, 1500cc, or 1600cc stock), built from your core engine. A £700 core deposit is added at checkout and refunded on receipt of a suitable core. The service includes align-boring and cleaning the case, refurbished cylinder heads, a genuine VW crankshaft reground as required and dynamically balanced, checked forged conrods with new bushes as required, new pistons and rings, new barrels, new steel pushrod tubes, new main/big-end/camshaft bearings, a new or refurbished 200mm 12V flywheel, a new gasket set, and a refurbished rocker set. An optional turnkey build (single or twin 34 carb) adds new tinware, an alternator kit with stand, fan kit, mechanical fuel pump, fuel lines, distributor, leads, coil, plugs, and an Empi exhaust with J-tubes. Contact us for full specification details.
Refurbished single-port long block rebuild service (1200/1500/1600cc stock) using your core engine, with a dynamically balanced crankshaft and new pistons, rings, and barrels. Optional turnkey build available.
1200cc/1500/ 1600cc Single Port Details
Volkswagen’s air-cooled flat-four engine powered the Beetle, Karmann Ghia, Bus, and Type 3 for decades, and it remains one of the most widely serviced engine platforms in the classic car hobby today. A long block typically includes the engine case, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons and cylinders, and cylinder heads assembled as a complete unit, while a turnkey engine adds the components needed to run, such as the carburetor, ignition, and pulley.
Because these engines are mechanically simpler than modern water-cooled designs, many owners choose to replace a worn engine with a fresh 1200cc/1500/ 1600cc Single Port rather than rebuild it piece by piece. If you’re not sure which configuration is right for your vehicle, contact Automotive Remains LLC and our team can help you compare options before you order.
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Automotive Remains LLC is based in Weeki Wachee, Florida, and specializes in air-cooled Volkswagen parts and engines. Contact us at info@automotiveremainsllc.com or call +1 760-879-0998 (Monday through Saturday, 9am to 5pm) with any questions about the 1200cc/1500/ 1600cc Single Port before you order.
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