Hi Larry,

I wanted to thank you for all your help and advice. I am so pleased with my engine. I have attached photos and wrote a little review.

I purchased a rebuilt VW 1904cc Stroke Long Block engine from GEX and have been more than impressed with both the engine and GEX customer service. I have never purchased anything over the internet and was very nervous. Larry Dawson has been more than helpful and supportive through the whole process. I made numerous phone calls and emails to Larry and he was always available to answer any of my questions.

Mr. Dawson, thanks for all your help choosing the right motor. I have it all put together and took it out last weekend It runs so good it’s scary. I had your motor put on a dyno and will be sending you all the out put shortly, with some more photos. The two carburetors work so good, thanks for the advice. It was great working with you and I'm going to need a new trans. soon I will give you a call.

Larry,

I want to thank you for your assistance in taking care of my motor issue, even though it was not your products fault. Alex and the rest of your team worked diligently in analyzing the problem I was having and came up with a solution. They went above and beyond the call of duty in getting my engine to run properly with the appropriate equipment (carburetor and distributor) even though my equipment was brand new. I have installed my engine and it runs extremely well.

Again, thanks for your help.

Bob Glidwell
Bolivar, MO 65613

Hey Larry,
Sorry I haven't sent this sooner, last Wednesday the 16, November, I took out the car for a test run. The engine is running like a bat out of hell. I'm very happy with the engine, and I really appreciate the great customer service I've received whenever I've called for help. Please tell Alex thanks for his help too, it was a good time talking with him, he sure knows his stuff.
Thank-you again Larry, and everyone at GEX, for putting out a great product, with customer service to match.

Kim Welch

Pocatello, Idaho

Hello, this is a pic of my award winning 1968 autographed Meyer's Manx , with a 1835 motor from GEX... this buggy has won 9 {1st }place trophies, and 2 runners up. This tub got best paint at the buggy show in Lansing MI, where Bruce Meyer's autographed it in 2008. Motor is a 1835 69 mm counter weighted crank, Engle 120 cam, spin on oil filter, 042 head's ported and polished..this buggy will run a easy 85 mph.. I love it , and the motor has plenty of power...Thanks

I received my core refund. Many thanks for your good service and especially for that wonderful new engine. It was a pleasure doing business with you.

Cy Appel
Whitefish, MT

The engine is now installed and running great, here is a picture of the car.

Chopped top 4in. single piece front end, whale tail, ghost flames painted front and sides, electric door opener (no handles) chrome wheels.

Harry Tilton

Hi GEX,
My son got a GEX engine that was in a show car and never used. I contacted you with some concerns, and you promptly replied and offered me your personal attention even though I didn't buy it from you. Wow!!!
My son absolutely loves the motor, it has twice the power as the original, similar MPG, and drives from South Carolina to Florida regularly, and have had no problems at all. None. The good word will be spread through out the Samba forums. We are very pleased with your product, follow up, and wish you a very successfull new year. Feel free to use my testimonial as you desire. If you want any pics of the car or engine I will be happy to send them to you. Simply put, well done. I would be a fool to not give you all my future business and look forward and confident in referring you my friends. I give you my permission to give my email address to anyone wanting to hear from an owner of your fine product who's expectations have been exceeded, and will answer all inquiries.
Steve Fabro

Larry,

My mechanic friend Dan, received the 1776 engine on 3/31/11. Picked the car up last night. What a beautiful sound ! Those dual mufflers you recommended sound great. I noticed the difference right away. Looking forward to years of great driving experience.

Best to you,

Dick Fischer, Belle Vista, AR

Good Morning GEX,

About 10 years ago I bought your turnkey 1835 cc Volkswagen Dual Port Engine and dropped it into my 1973 VW Superbeetle. With the addition of a “freeway flyer” 4-speed manual transmission that allows me to cruise at today’s highway speeds with great ease and low RPMs, I’ve loved every minute of my superfast Superbeetle. I want to compliment you on your quality turnkey engine. I’ve had no major problems and only have to tinker with the timing of the dual carbs every once in a blue moon. Unfortunately, corrosion has taken over the body and frame of my beloved Superbeetle, and it is time to retire this ride and move on to another toy. This time, I plan on outsourcing the project of a Karmann Ghia convertible 100% body off restoration, and I’m wondering if I can simply bolt on this wonderful Superbeetle engine that you sold me into my soon to be new Karmann Ghia. Can you let me know if this engine is easily transferable from a Beetle to a Ghia? Thanks so much for your help and for building such great engines.

Regards,

Derek Barnes

The black trike was completed in April of 2010 with a GEX built 1914 motor and it is great, The service I get from GEX is excellent to say the least. The running gear is out of a 1968 VW Bug. The rest is home built. The yellow trike is also home built due for a GEX built motor this fall.

Glenn Playle, Underwood, MN

Barn Built Trikes

Larry,
It finally warmed up enough here in Wisconsin to get my dune buggy out. Here's where you were right
1. The engines you send out are, in fact, better than you say! We got it in and were cranking it over to fill the carbs with gas and suddenly it was running! It sounded so sweet we just had to listen to it for a while. Took it out on the road and gently took it through a few miles at slow and medium speeds and it really runs great. We are so very much pleased with that it's hard to really communicate how pleased we are! I don't think I've ever heard an aircooled VW sound so solid without all the extraneous "noises" I'm used to. Must be the balancing and the special crankshaft with the center bearing. Thanks for recommending that when we purchased.
2. The exhaust system really is much quieter than I'd expected and for that I am really pleased. Again, thanks for recommending that too.
I had to go out of town but when I get back on Sunday I'll be sending in my warranty sheet.

Should anybody else think about buying an engine from you folks and wants to hear one run and feel it pull, feel free to refer them to me.
Steve
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Steve & Beth Edwards
Edventures, LLC

I am very pleased with the addition of your GEX 2110 engine to my customized 73 Super Beetle. I have customized it from bumper to split bumper. I have fabricated a dash to resemble a 57 Chevy, made port hole windows like the Ford Thunderbird and fabricated a split window like a very old VW. The back seat has been replaced with a rear rolled and pleated deck. The deck employs bullet type head rests like the old Corvettes. The rear fenders house PT Cruiser tail lights and between the split bumper are fabricated bee hive style backup lights. The 2110 chromed stroker motor adds the final touch to my cruiser car. Thank you for delivering a great product on time.

Jim Frankenberger, Williamsville, NY

Dear Larry,

Just to confirm that the engine's in (as of yesterday, I picked the car up today) and it runs like a charm. I've mailed the warranty card today for your files to begin the 1 year warranty period.

It has been a great pleasure to work with you and I appreciate all your help and efficiency! All that's left to do now, is to do the paint job on the car and then it should be in very good condition. Maybe I'll send you a photo when it's all done.

Best regards,

Raynold von Samson

My wife and I purchased the car after I had been in a pretty bad motorcycle accident and was in need of transportation. Since then we’ve swapped the entire drivetrain to a GEX Freeway Flyer trans and a 1914 cc engine. Couldn’t be happier. In our downtime and for fun we take the car in parades and drive around our neighborhood. The windshield down, top down and the doors off. Our Thing is the closest I could come to riding a motorcycle but on 4 wheels. All the wind in our mobile tent is a blast. Thanks for the awesome drivetrain.

Chris and Corinne Moody, San Diego, CA

I bought a 1800 bus engine from you guys about 20 years ago and it's still
going strong, burning no oil. Now have a problem with the Tranny (from Transform
also 20 yr old) or shifter linkage. I suspect customers worry the sh.. out
of you from free advise but.......I'm desperate now hence this inquiry.
The 75 Westy, on occasion maybe 5% of the time, will not shift into reverse,
works ok otherwise. The shifter rod in the cab appears ok, checked, cleaned
and greased and linkages under bus look to be working ok but I'm not for
certain. If I need a tranny, I will use GEX, but if you have heard of this
problem before perhaps you can give me a tip on what to look for. If
anyone reads this, thanks.
Vaughan in Tennessee

I won this car by writing an essay about my experience having cancer and what winning this bug would mean to me. The engine runs like a dream.

Casey Thompson, Santa Rosa, CA

Hi Larry – thanks for the response – I appreciate it – we were off yesterday for Mardi Gras so I just got this today. I will go ahead and mail the warranty card noting that it is a 36/36 warranty period and watch for the new invoice in the mail.

I really can not begin to express how pleased I am with GEX, the product and the response.

Thanks!
Teri Ferguson
www.crossservices.com

Dear Larry,

Here’s the pictures of our 1980 Vanagon. I installed the PowerMaster long block engine (with the works) I bought from GEX about two weeks ago. This engine has no Cat and has an aftermarket exhaust. It runs smooth as silk.

John Van Lieu, Eureka, CA

Larry, The Godwin engine you did during Christmas holidays for the Rewaco trike is running great! If you remember all the issues we had with Rewaco and having bad luck with this engine, it didn’t stop there. After we sent R&L to pick it up at your place they got it to Atlanta and somehow it went to Oklahoma and was sitting on the dock while everyone was looking for it. We’ve finally got it installed and it was worth the wait. It sounds much better than when it was new. It purrs like a kitten. We are road testing it today. Thanks for the help and advise. We will certainly recommend you to others.
Thanks,
Pat Godwin, Jr.
Godwin Mfg Co Inc
Dunn, NC

Larry Dawson (GEX) and Scott Robertson (Foreign Fix),

Gentlemen,

Good morning! I wanted to take a minute to thank the both of you and your companies for assisting me in getting my 2002 Jetta TDi back on the road. I am thrilled with the service and the car is running great.

Thanks again!

Tom Duchesne

Larry, attached you will find two pictures of the buggy, I should get the car back next weekend, I will take some good pictures as promised and forward them to you. Thank you for the invoice.

Mike Amato

After the purchase of our new motor from GEX in March 2010, We placed 1rst in the
Auto engine-rear air cooled division at the 2010 Trike week event in Branson Missouri. We are satisfied with the service and product and would not hesitate to do business with GEX again. Much appreciation..

Todd & Charlotte Vickers
Orange,Texas