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1600CC STOCK REBUILD

If you are a past owner of a stock VW, you no doubt were impressed with the outstanding reliability and durability of the original 1585cc dual-port engine. The engine was standard equipment from 1971 to 1979 Beetles. Some were carbureted, and some were fuel injected. Let's go over what is involved to get close to the original German product with currently available rebuild items.

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