The V8 Owners Forum -

Yes, it's true, the dipstick is the only VW part. Someone here knows their VW engines.
The same is true for the car as the only standard vw part is the door catch.

The general consensus among Vw guys (as one of us is a petro-chem engineer and gave us a big list as to why) is not to use diesel engine oil in performance petrol engines because, among others, though it does have higher zddp levels, it also has much else besides which is not beneficial to higher re...

The two may have pistons with different pin heights which means that 1 piston may sit higher in the block than the other.

Hi. My name is Chris Burns and I'm an aircooled VW engine builder and have been doing this for the past 18 years or so. Recently I've lost a couple of cams and so have a few friends who do the same sort of thing. Nothing has really changed in the way we build them and the parts have remained the sam...

Thanks for answering Mike, but ebay just doesn't do it for me and getting parts from the US is what I do on a regular basis as I build hot VW engines for a living. I guess I just didn't want to wait til the next shipment comes in, not deal with any of the regular suppliers of V8 parts over here, and...

Hi all. This is my first post and I'm not sure if this is the right place to place this but here goes. I have a flat 4 and not a V8, but it takes some V8 valve train parts and a 4 inch bore so I thought I'd give you all a try. I need a set of valve spring shims for my 1.40 OD and 0.75 ID springs. th...