VW Type 4 Engine Links

This page was last updated Tuesday, September 15, 2009

The following links are the sites I've found or had sent to me where you can find more information about the Type 4 engine. If you know of a great site that should be here, email the webmaster. Each link will open into a separate window. When you're done browsing that site, just close the window and you'll see this page again.

Forums

• The Type 4 Forum is a message forum to discuss high performance Type 4s.
• Type 4 Stuff For Sale message forum. Got some stuff to sell or looking for a particular part? Check here for your Type 4 parts.
• ACTop20.com's Type 4 Power message forum. Good resource for those in the NW section of the USA.
• TheSamba's Performance/Engines message forum. Mostly Type 1 discussion, but occasionally a Type 4 thread appears. Many knowledgable engine people there.

Vendors/Builders/Machine Shops

American

• Type 4 Store - an USA based Type 4 engine part retailer with an extremely large selection of stock and high performance parts, many of which are exclusive to them.
• Air Cooled Technology - Really friendly and helpful VW builder and tuner from Georgia, USA.
• Massive Type 4 - New manufacturer of the well engineered and popular DTM upright conversion.
• LN Engineering - Innovators of the "Nickies" piston/cylinder sets and ceramic composite lifters for the VW industry.
• Air Cooled.Net - Order parts for your Type 4 project from people who know what they are doing.
• FAT Performance - Renowned engine builder and parts supplier, known for their Type 4 offroard racing engines.
• RIMCO Machine Shop - A well respected Southern California VW machine shop.
• Scat Enterprises - A long time VW parts vendor with many unique Type 4 parts, including SplitPort heads and Type 4 1.5qt deep sump.
• Scat Crankshafts - Division of Scat Enterprises that sells billet and forged crankshafts.>
• CB Performance - Originally known as Claude's Buggies, CB Performance has been a long time innovator in the VW market.
• Tangerine Racing - Manufacturer of high quality exhaust systems for Type 4 powered vehicles.
• Demello Machine Shop - Producer of the famous DMS crankshafts.

British (UK)

• John Maher Racing's Type 4 page. An engine builder from the UK.
• LA Performance - A British company that sells many of their developed performance Type 4 products.
• Stateside Tuning - An UK retailier of stock and high performance Type 4 engine parts.

German

• Riechert Tuning - German supplier of VW parts, including brand new (not reconditioned) crank case and cylinder heads
• Custom and Speed Parts - A German retailer of Type 4 parts. Nice variety of Type 4 parts.
• B.A.S. Ahnendorp - This company has a large selection of parts for the Type 4 and for installing a Type 4 into an upright configuration. Prices are German and the language is German/English.
• Klaus Kaefer Tuning - a German tuner with some high end parts and engines, including probably the most advanced Type 4 911 conversion on the market.
• Kummetat - A German tuner that is reportedly knowledgable on the Type 4. No information is posted on the site at this moment, but if they do, I'll post something here.
• Wilke Motorenbau - Another German engine tuner, needs translation for me to summarize.

Australia

• Sharpbuilt Australia - Australian manufacturer of upright conversions
• RG Experimental Aircraft Engines - An Australian aircraft engines based on the Type 4 engine.

Other

• Cagero Automotive Superstore - a Swiss vendor that reportedly has a lot of experience with the Type 4 engine. I haven't put the site through a translator yet, but if you read German, let me know what you find there.

Informational sites

• Tom's Garage - Tom Perso shares information from his Type 4 engine project.
• Aircooled Absolution - check out Griznant's two Type 4 powered projects: a '68 Type 3 squareback and a '56 oval window Bug.
• Tom's Old VW Home, Type 4 page (no, it's not mine) ;-) Tom discusses his wildly built Type 4 with great info and photos.
• Dan Zink's '65 Notch with Type 4 power - This site is a great source for someone looking to install a Type 4 engine into a Type 3.
• Scott's Type IV Conversion page - Scott shows how he installed a Type 4 into his '60 double cab (crew cab).
• Dennis Farr's Type 4 conversion of a '68 Ghia - Dennis details how he installed a 2.0L Type 4 into his '68 Karmann Ghia
• Jan's Type 4 Conversion Project
• Road Glue - Northern California group of 914 enthusiasts. Good source for information for 914 owners.

Books/Magazines/Multimedia

• Joe Cali's "Next Generation" - the do-it-yourselfer's guide to converting a Type 4 to upright cooling.
• Type 4 Engine Rebuild video with Jake Raby - Follow along as Jake Raby of Raby's Aircooled Technology shows the camera how he builds a stock Type 4 engine. A handy resource for those new to engine building or just new to Type 4s.
• Type 4 Engine Conversion video - Follow along as Jake Raby of Raby's Aircooled Technology shows the camera how he converts a Type 4 for upright cooling and installation into a Bug. A very good resource if you are contemplating this conversion.
• Fourth Dimension Radio - A weekly podcast with Jake Raby of Raby's Aircooled Technology that specifically covers the Type 4 engine. A good resource if you are new to the Type 4 scene. Download it and listen to it on your MP3 player on your way to work!

	How to Rebuild Your Volkswagen Air-Cooled Engine by Tom Wilson - Every Type 4 enthusiast needs this book, great for identifying parts, how to inspect parts, and how to assemble a stock engine.
	All About Performance VW Engines, Part II by the editors of HotVWs magazine - Although a majority of this special issue is Type 1 based, there are two Type 4 articles. One introduces the Type 4 engine to the uninforimed reader. The other is following along with FAT Performance as they build a 2813cc Type 4 desert race engine.

If you're interested in learning more about the VW 411/412 automobile, check out my other website, Tom's Type 4 Corner. I've got a collection of links there for more information about the unloved VW.