Aluminum cases?

No Tim they are good cases much like the type 4 bus cases just much heavier the the original type i cases. Should work great for building a high performance engine.

Mario

they are absolute junk Tim, anyone that says they are OK has no #&*$#)*( clue what they are talking about or looking at, and THAT is a fact.

They are usually cracked brand new in the box if you look closely. Do not under any circumstances consider an aluminum case for your engine unless you are using a T-4 engine (stock block), or shelling out around $1800 for the GOOD Aluminum cases. Every Aluminum case under $800 I've seen is absolute garbage.

I have 3 high performance engines, including a 2332 aspirated "conventional" engine with aluminum cylinders, a 2275cc ultralightweight engine 8lb steel flywheel, titanium connecting rods, etc etc, and a 2443cc turbocharged monster, and every one of these uses a magnesium "stock" case. It is harder to build one of these big engines with the Magnesium, but I know it's don't right and I'm not going to have to build the engine again anytime soon barring any disaster, and this is NOT the case with the aluminum blocks.

don't use aluminum, you have been warned. John Aircooled.Net Inc.

AT LONG LAST an authoritative source! Thanks for that, John!

Dennis Wik - read that? Don't go there!

I've been saying it since these pieces of junk came out.

the companies selling them will tell you that the old ones had problems, but they new ones are all fixed, to line up another gang of suckers. This is also commonplace with many other VW parts, most often by the companies in the magazines with the huge advertisements. 2 Big engine "rebuilders " (re-assemblers should be the correct term) come to mind, as does a company with a 4 letter name with a blue and white logo, where the company does not even resemble the ORIGINAL one, it's just operating their name.

John Aircooled.Net Inc.

Ok John, and, er John, I won't buy one. Another dream up in smoke. Why do friends intervene in my beliefs with logic and truth?? You know I have trouble with those items. I should be good for a while but if the next batch is better John, let me know. Dennis

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when they are acceptable, I'll let you know Dennis! The Magnesium ones work very well already.

John Aircooled.Net Inc.

From what I understand, the alluminum cases are a problem for the type I engine becuase they are usually cracked when you get them! If they are NOT cracked upon delivery, I've heard many complaints of cracks developing soon after engine use begins (especially around the cylinder studs), soley becuase the expansion/contraction rates are not correct with an alluminum case for a type I. Magnesium cases must be used for proper warm-up and cool-down.

~Anthony

So, what's the deal with the CB Performance aluminum case I saw in Hot VWs recently? I can't find it on CB's web site, so I assumed it was having too many teething problems, as well.

I've got one laying in the back of the shop, filled with bullet holes... Pure junk- Not even the idea was good! Real aluminum cases are die cast and have through bolts...

actually, I know CB won't release it until it's right or real close to it. But there seems to have been a little bit of "stealing" in this situation, where CB is the victim. Selling parts "out the back door" is a phrase that comes to mind on what has happened to CB, and CB is not the bad-guy.

However, our industry does have a problem with products being covered that are not ready for sale, which results in people selling (or at least advertising) apples from an empty apple-cart as one guy put it.

John Aircooled.Net Inc.

Damn near a waste of bullets, too. FMJs make nice holes, though.

I've been waiting all week, "Are they ready yet?"

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