Aluminum vs magnesium vw engine case

No, never heard of a pure Aluminum VW engine case.

View original topic: New case quality, aluminum vs mag. Page: 1 , 2 Next. I ordered a new aluminum super case several weeks ago, and it appears the vendor is having issues getting one. I can't get clear answers as to : is this still an issue? Is the quality worth waiting for? Are they still sand cast?

Aluminum vs magnesium vw engine case

Privacy Terms. Skip to content. Quick links. Board index Talk Authenticity Corner. I need the help of the porsche community about the anti corrosion treatment of the gearbox and engine case. The result should be a light brown colour. Is there anybody out there with experiance in magnesium case treatment? You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. Last edited by Schaefer Ralf on Thu May 25, am, edited 1 time in total. Okrasa on thesamba. He's in SoCal and does it. Cheers, -Greg.

I put a second generation sand cast aluminum in my truck about 20k ago, can't say I have noticed any difference.

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Aluminum vs magnesium vw engine case

View original topic: New case quality, aluminum vs mag. Page: 1 , 2 Next. I ordered a new aluminum super case several weeks ago, and it appears the vendor is having issues getting one. I can't get clear answers as to : is this still an issue? Is the quality worth waiting for? Are they still sand cast?

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It's real easy to warp or crack a set of aluminum heads on a watercooled car where 'overheating' is close to normal operating temp for our aircooled engines. It is darker than we would do for an aerospace treatment. As long as machine tools last longer cutting the soft magnesium, thats the way VW will go. Again, very expensive. I hevent personaly seen a "real" issues with any of the aluminum cases. Shad James W. On Sun, 17 Sep , Mike Fritz wrote:. That would be the one with the spin on oil filter, right? Like I said before, they both work just fine for what most of us want from a VW engine. Magnesium alloy makes for a very stiff and light case as long as temp extremes are not a problem. I did get a few from Mexico that were pretty good but the supply was short. Juanito84 wrote: Bajaman65 wrote: Boolean wrote: Aluminium is much stronger than magnesium. I doubt a mag case would survive the pizzling it gets for very long! The TF1 looks sweet, looks to be of real nice quality. The 3-piece Porsche used a denser and heaver alloy than the VW, for instance, but not a pure aluminum case.

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Post by sideshow » Sat Aug 16, pm. But on a big-inch rpm stroker? I can't get clear answers as to : is this still an issue? Last, being more dense, the aluminum gives better bearing journal support. That would be the one with the spin on oil filter, right? Post by sideshow » Fri Aug 15, am. As I understand it, the denser aluminum radiates the heat out more evenly, but more slowly. Thoes motor cases must have been in the tank for a few hours. Your opinions? Anybody have any idea why? I have seen trans oil temps approaching F on my four speed in the summer at 70 mph. I use aluminum cases where overall strength is needed, and magnesium where low power and light weight are the right combo. The only excellent advantage of magnesium is really light weight and in areas where torsion or leverage is not applied against is over too great of a length The USA had lots, but weren't about to sell it to the Nazis for fear that they may use it in military aircraft or dirigibles.