I understand why VW air cooled engines have been popular, but with them not having been made now (not even in Mexico or Brazil) for many years, where are people finding good engines these days? Are aviators looking to use VW engines buying them from SCAT or similar shops?
I believe, but I could be wrong, the idea of using VW engines was because they "were" easy to find, cheap to buy, modify, and maintain but in the days of just having Hummel and Great Plains that takes out the cheap part of it.
What does one look for as there were many different types and sizes of VW engines made?
Anyhow, contemplating building either a LEXL or maybe a DE or CE but I want to know what options are really available as I haven't even seen an air cooled VW on the road for many many years now nor do I ever find one in a junkyard.
I like Les' work on the small block V-twin Briggs but my density altitude this time of year is pushing 8k' on hot summer days so that won't work for me. The big block (993cc) Vanguards are very heavy so I know that would throw a LEXL overweight and probably be too nose heavy unless the tail gets back further.
Anyhow, just wondering how you are finding good engines to use these days?
