What makes the 1300cc different from the 1500cc and 1600cc VW motors?

Question

Is it the valve diameter, cylinder diamerter or could it be the carboration

Answer 1

The 1300cc was a one year only motor used for 1966, now that is only for the us it was used for many more years else where overseas. So, I'll just stick to talking about the states as I don't have the knowledge to talk about euro only cars. Without really getting into all the differences the main one is the bore, the stroke is the same. The case is basically going to be the same as the 1500cc and 1600cc. In fact 1300cc specific parts are hard to find new and most rebuilds of these motors just use later larger pistons. For technical spec check out this link : http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/67bug/46.jpg
It's a page from the 67 owners manuals and will give you the specifics of the 1200cc,1300cc and 1500cc.
And here is one from the 1970 manual for the 1600cc:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/70beetle/60.jpg

As far as heads, the 1300cc came with single port heads and the type 1(beetle,ghia,etc) and type 2(bus) didn't go to dual ports till 1971.

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*Update: The 1600cc as well came from the factory with single-port heads, for one year only in 1970. Block code B6, was the single-port 1600cc. The single-port 1600cc had more torque and only a very small difference in hp, as well they are less likely to get cracks. As well the hp of the dual-port 1600cc changed over the years due to the use of emissions items.

Answer 2

If I remember, both the bore and stroke are different between the 1300 motors and the larger ones. I don't remember what the difference is between the 1500 and 1600 motors for certain, but I believe it was either bore or stroke, not both. Also, the carbs were different because the larger motors required more intake flow than the smaller ones. It doesn't matter too much, however, because any of them can be built up with aftermarket parts if the engine blocks are properly machined. Dual port heads were available on both the 1300 and 1600 engines, but I don't think they were ever on the 1500 from the factory (although I have heard that the 1300 dual port heads would fit the 1500 engine, but may require machining. If you are building a high-performance motor for an air-cooled VW, I would recommend the later 1600 motors because the oil system was improved several times before they stopped making the air-cooled engines. Unfortunately it has been several years since I have owned an air-cooled VW (I had a '61 Karmann Ghia), and I don't remember the engine casting numbers to look for. The last bits of info I have for you are that a 1600 motor will bolt into any air-cooled VW from '61 on (even if you build it to over 2 liters), and that the '61 and newer 1200 engines are the same basic design (split-case) as the larger engines, but for reasons I don't remember they are not good to start from when building a hot motor. I hope this helps.

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What makes the 1300cc different from the 1500cc and 1600cc VW motors?
Is it the valve diameter, cylinder diamerter or could it be the carboration

Answer 4

All of what you said are factors determining the cc size of a vw motor.The most significant reason is the bore of the cylinders.A 1300 has a cylinder bore of 77mm,1500 is 83mm,and the 1600 is 85.5mm. 1300 is 50hp,1500 is 53hp,and the 1600 is 57hp,some are 60hp. What separates the 1600 the most from the 1500,and the 1300 are the dual port cylinder heads. 1300,and 1500 were single port heads, and a much smaller carberator.

Answer 5

1500cc Vw Engine

Answer 6

The combined cylinder volume.

Answer 7

this is so easy i am suprised that you dont know. 1000 cc equales 1 leter so 1300cc is 1.3leters, 1500cc is equel to 1.5
leters . a 2.0L car has 2000cc motor

Answer 8

Total engine sizes are measured in cubic centimeters. A cubic inch is about 1"x1" cube.

Answer 9

I think it's the cylinder diameter.

Answer 10

this is the cylinder/engine displacement. the bigger the number the bigger the motor