how come ppl dont use them??? just curious

bevans37095 is using a bus motor, from around nashville that is fuel injected and is one bad dude,and it is a big motor,like a 3000cc motor,i cant really remeber the size

my buddy ran a 2800cc bus with a blower and the 2piece scat heads ran very well. he has it for sale.

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I got two Vanagan motors that run perfect don't know what to do with them . Thought about propane-turbo them boys and put them on my sons buggy .Then he will have a spare

Thanks for the compliment Chris. Mine is a 2666 type IV. I'm running the CB Performance fuel injection on it with an upright fan shroud and 911 fan/alternator. The type IV motors are expensive to build but not much more so than a high quality type I motor. The cost and the availability of parts are some of the main deterrents from building a type IV. I bought almost everything for mine either new second hand or slightly used. I was able to build it for about the same as a medium quality 2276 type I. Mine does have pretty good torque, but not at a low enough rpm range to suit me. I have a 6,000 rpm MSD chip on mine and it will hit it real quick in first gear. If you have any questions, please ask.

whats some pro's an con's...and whats all dif. about them/??

i think you can build a 2020cc with out spliting the case.

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now thats sumthin i like to hear...id like to get sum info on that i no where i can get 2 really cheap and was wonderin what i could do with em...

You can build a 2056 out of a 2.0l bus motor by replacing the pistons and cylinders with 96mm bore. They are bolt on and very similar to going from a stock 1600 (they are actually 1585cc) to a 1641. If you are wanting to use a type 4 for a buggy and do it cheap, I would just keep the stock stroke and bore (71 stroke x 94 bore = 1971cc) because there are other upgrades that would provide more bang for the buck than just a displacement increase combined with stock parts. You could fabricate an exhaust and your ready to bolt onto a buggy.

If you want to spend some money on it:
1. Build a turbo exhaust and go turbo propane. This would probably be your best bang for the buck.
2. Upright conversion (you can fabricate for fairly cheap if you have the skills or buy)
3. Change the cam and lifters
4. Port the heads (I think the exhaust is the problem area)
5. Dual webers or dells.
6. Offroad exhaust if you go upright conversion.

well im running 1915 now and in my eyes builing a 2000cc and over engine with a stock 2000cc is way more reliable then building a 2000cc or over starting with a 1600cc... i no alot of ppl run propane on there yotas and samurai's and thought about it... wheres a good place for the kit and who has run them... and id like to c sum pics of the up right conversion if possible...thanks for all the input...im ready for a build have an ecotec but cant get myself to put it in yet...

My dad runs a 1700 bus with bus swing axle and it is wicked. If you got one and it gets you in the woods,,,go for it and have fun and then you can upgrad to whatever later,,,good luck

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If your clutch ain't slippin,, you probably got it adjusted right!!!!!

lets run what we have and have some fun we can upgrade later. besides you always get better ideas looking at whats be done already. enjoy first upgrade later

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That's what I did with wives too,,,

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If your clutch ain't slippin,, you probably got it adjusted right!!!!!

i already have a good running 1915 like i said i was curious becasue i can get some cheap and id like to build another motor and trying to get some info on them

Brian Evans is your man then,,,and I do believe that Curt's dad got some wicked power out of the bus engines too. I thinks of them as the Big Block of VW.. good luck

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If your clutch ain't slippin,, you probably got it adjusted right!!!!!

thank....s im in no hurry id like to have it for next season so i figured that give me time to suck up some parts...

Mr Burns has a t4 on a buggy in his shop now it is turbo propane and bad ass

I've got a 2.0 T4 that I sold the rods out of. Everything else should still be there if anyone is interested. Cheap.

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got a friend that has a bus 1600 thats been converted 2 upright 2 barrel progresive. its got lots of miles on it and it runs great

how much?

I'd take $50 and can deliver everything to Wellsville. Just a warning, the heads are cracked, but it ran when I took the rods out.

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