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Computer printout of chassis numbers vw 12000 1121947 1872 and type2 12001500 1253 865 blank this page was intentionally left blank. The type 4 engine was never designed with the bus in mind. The bus was just starting to really take off in production numbers by that time and doing fine with the type 1 engine. The empi dual 34s will give you more horsepower than your stock carburetors. On flanged cranks with all type 4 mains i relocate thrust to no3 and use stock type 4 split centre bearings in no1 location. Aircooled volkswagen automobiles have been our family passion for over 50. Its close resemblance to the type 1 also means that a lot of the same problems with the type 1 are true with the ctcz engine.
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