EMPI Stock 1600cc Long Block Engine — Aluminum Case | Air-Cooled VW Type 1 (98-0480-B)
SKU: 38478932665

EMPI Stock 1600cc Long Block Engine — Aluminum Case | Air-Cooled VW Type 1 (98-0480-B)

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Description

EMPI Stock 1600cc Long Block Engine — Aluminum Case | Air-Cooled VW Type 1 (98-0480-B)EMPI Stock 1600cc Long Block Engine a fully assembled, all new long block built with EMPI matched components, ready to drop in and complete with your own carb, exhaust, tin, and ignition. The reliable foundation for a stock spec air cooled VW rebuild. Application Air cooled VW Type 1 Beetle, Bus (Type 1 engine), Karmann Ghia, Type 3, Thing, Buggy Sandrail 1600cc stock displacement Standard aluminum case Specifications EMPI Part #: 98 0480 B All new,

EMPI Stock 1600cc Long Block Engine — a fully assembled, all-new long block built with EMPI matched components, ready to drop in and complete with your own carb, exhaust, tin, and ignition. The reliable foundation for a stock-spec air-cooled VW rebuild.

Application

  • Air-cooled VW Type 1 — Beetle, Bus (Type 1 engine), Karmann Ghia, Type 3, Thing, Buggy/Sandrail
  • 1600cc stock displacement
  • Standard aluminum case

Specifications

  • EMPI Part #: 98-0480-B
  • All-new, all-EMPI matched components
  • Dual-port cylinder heads
  • Sold as: Long block (short block + heads, no external accessories)

NOTE: Aluminum cases must use a steel hub pulley or an aluminum bolt-in sand-seal pulley kit. Actual component selection may vary based on worldwide availability.

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. All parts legal for use on pre-pollution controlled vehicles only.

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  • Final sale items are not eligible for returns or exchanges.
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