[djs]

Yes. I purchased a Stage II rebuilt motor for my aircooled '82 VW Vanagon. This was a stroked, 2.2L, with a slightly modified cam. I used all of my stock EFI and emissions stuff with it.

I am happy with the motor in terms of power, although the gas mileage is a lot less than stock. It's got a lot more oomph than stock, although since my Vanagon weighs about 3500lbs, longevity will probably not be as good. The motor has to work hard to move that "barn on wheels".

As far as warranty and support after the sale, they were pretty great to deal with. I neglected to reinstall my 02 sensor because I was using an extractor type exhaust, ran the motor lean under load and subsequently burned a piston. The motor was still under warranty, and although this was obviously my fault, they sold me a replacement set of pistons/liners at cost and inspected/repaired the heads for free. They even offered to lend me a device for testing the air/fuel mixture at the exhaust pipe so that I wouldn't make this mistake again. All in all, I would say that they stand behind their work.

I am planning to rebuild a 2.0 just slightly over stock specification for my 914 and plan to have them do the heads and balance everything.

So, I guess the answer is yes, they are worth considering.