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Title: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: guillaume on April 23, 2017, 12:01:46 pm Hello VW fellows,
I recently bought a performance engine build during the 70's as the seller said, built by KRE (Kawell Racing Engine). It was a bargain at $800 ;). He said it was a 1835 and after opening it, here is what I discovered : a 2083 engine. Here is the list of parts and pictures : - Dual oïl regulation engine case drill for full flow (std / std) - Engle V26 camshaft, - Okrasa 78.4 counterweight crankshaft - VW beam that seems to be rework with added oil groove - unknow oil pump - type 4 oil radiator - unknow pistons and cylinders 92mm (pistons have pockets machined on them) - KRE heads ported and polished, 40 x 35,5 and dual springs - 1.4 rockers (unknow brand). They are stamped DE and SE. DO you know who made those ? - Tall manifolds for IDA - brand unknow - align ports - dual Weber 48 IDA carbs Do you have any informations on those kind of engine, or how many HP it could make ? [attachment=1] [attachment=2] [attachment=3] Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: guillaume on April 23, 2017, 12:06:14 pm [attachment=4]
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[attachment=2] [attachment=3] Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: Fastbrit on April 23, 2017, 13:34:51 pm Rocker arms are Sig Erson. Prone to breakage, so I wouldn't recommend running them. Good score, though.
Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: Torben Alstrup on April 23, 2017, 16:40:09 pm Yep. let those rocker arms reside or use them on a sgl spring.
Wrt power. A good guess would be somewhere in the 140 to 150 hp range. Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: Bill Schwimmer on April 23, 2017, 18:39:17 pm Could have been an Ascot, short off road course type motor, I have bought a very similar spec motor like that in the past . You might contact Dave Greiner @ Proformance in Orange. He did quite a bit of that type of racing. Nice find!!!
Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: guillaume on April 24, 2017, 11:43:26 am Thanks a lot for your help guys :)
I will contact Dave Greiner and Dave Kawell this week and let you know. The flywheel is drill for 8 dowels but seems stock weight. Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: fish on April 25, 2017, 12:46:17 pm That is a real bargain, very nice parts. Please have it re-built as it was originally, the V26/GB 309 is one of my all time favourite cams. All you need is a Magneto. Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: alex d on April 25, 2017, 12:52:17 pm that's quite a score!
Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: j-f on April 25, 2017, 13:01:21 pm That is a real bargain, very nice parts. Please have it re-built as it was originally, the V26/GB 309 is one of my all time favourite cams. All you need is a Magneto. It looks like lot's of people have very good opinions about this cam. I'm wonder why it was discontinued or which grind can replace it? Title: Re: Unknow performance engine KRE from the 70's - Help appreciated Post by: Jim Ratto on April 25, 2017, 23:57:22 pm That is a real bargain, very nice parts. Please have it re-built as it was originally, the V26/GB 309 is one of my all time favourite cams. All you need is a Magneto. It looks like lot's of people have very good opinions about this cam. I'm wonder why it was discontinued or which grind can replace it? Back in 2008 we special ordered a V26 cam directly from Engle. It was for a 88 x 74, small valve street engine that was to run 40 PII Solex carbs. You might call Engle and inquire if they will still make one. |