What do you think about the Big Bore Red Engine 1641cc (TES)?

Hi guys

Just wanted to get a feel for what people think about the Big Bore Red engine (1641cc) from The Engine Shop.

http://www.theengineshop.info/acatalog/Big-Bore-Red-Engine-1641cc-211100033B_B_GRN.html

I'm sticking with around 1600 and thinking about twin carbs.

Has anyone fitted one of these?
What do you think about it if you have?

Thanks guys

 

You won't get much extra power with a mere 50cc extra. Better to stick to a 1600 and invest in twin carbs, IMHO.

 

@snotty I am planning to invest in the twin carbs.

By saying I'm sticking with around 1600 I mean I'm not looking at 1700 plus size engines.

 

I got one about five and half years ago and it's done around 10k miles, no problems other than a small oil leak that I haven't really tried too hard to track down. So overall quite happy with it and still running a standard solex carb.

 

1700 type 4 twin carbs,mine was good for 90mph all the way to lands end...

 

TES get good and bad reviews on the tinterweb...
So do other builders..

 

I'd tend to trust TES. Builders have good days and bad days.

 

PS If you've got questions, ring Jim Grey up.

 

Thanks @snotty

I'm interested to see if anyone is running one and if it's worth getting one

 

Whats wrong with your current engine?

 

Have a look on VW aircooled works Facebook page @paradox we're not convinced there aren't other problems with it. I don't want to waste money getting it sorted for it to go bang within 6 months

 

I dont have fb

 

I've had one in Lola for a few years now, only thing I'd recommend is to not let them fit a Chinese 009 dizzy, as mine self destructed a couple of years after fitting the engine...apart from that all good

 

Am I right in thinking that the extra 1.5mm is the same as the maximum RAC competition overbore of 40 thousandths of an inch?

 

Is he the man in that film about bondage?

 

I watched a yes engine build last year at volksworld and hoping they are there this year again as understand a bit more this year

 

I suppose they branched out when the record sales dried up....Rick Wakeman is a whizz on the spanners....

 

Jim's demos always worth watching - he can do this stuff in his sleep!

 

My local VW mechanic literally just called offering me his new self built engine.

Polished, twin 40s etc but wants £2.5k.

Thought it worth posting even if it's considerably more than TES

 

TES are OK. Had to send one back once as I'd set it up like a right monkey and cooked it. They were good as gold, though the courier sucked and threw the replacement unit off the back of a lorry and smashed it all to hell.
Most replacement engines are only as good as they are set up- if you do tune by ear and you don't have decades of experience, you can't be surprised when it blows up.