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Chris

Hi,

are the big end bearings standard size or oversize?

May be interested....

Thanks
Chris

Just seen your post, if you are unlucky enough to still be looking, try here.

http://www.rallydesign.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=4728

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Chris

That looks like a serious package full of fun. I'll certainly be watching.

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Chris

Hi,

does anyone know what effective CRs are produced by various block, crank and piston combinations.

I am particularly interested in 8V heads on 16V blocks (with 8V and 16V pistons), 1700cc. An ...

I don't know if this will help at all but...

http://www.raceparts-direct.com/products/gauges_and_instruments.asp?section=OIL+%2F+FUEL+PRESSURE+0%2D160+PSI

I think that the 160 psi gauge would do ...

I think that only the later 16V engines, and all 145/146 boxer engines are nitrided, the 146/7 crank also has rolled/radiused fillets to the bearings, apparently...

Look forward to your sketches, n ...

Knight,

nice to get some good info from someone who knows a thing or two...

The main bearings are grooved all the way round. Oil is fed from the filter to an oil gallery the length of the block ...

If you have a very minor amount of polishing in the bores I would put the engine back together after a very light hone of the bores just to deglaze them.

Don't go mad and remove too much material, ...

Hi,

as far as I am aware the boxer engines can all be rebored, I have one with oversize pistons myself. The blocks do not have liners and are not plated either as far as I know.

Someone will be ...

Looking at the pistons again... they would actually lower the compression ratio, I wonder if the heads have been ground down a bit. What size is this engine, 1700? are the heads flat faced or do they ...

Would it help if I gave more info?

I have just finished removing the rods and pistons from my spare 16V block.

The bearings all look good so I can either use that complete block and bottom end a ...

Good point, hadn't considered that.

I don't know which cranks were nitrided but I believe that the 16V cranks were. For that matter which cranks, if any, are forged items.

Has anyone tried alte ...

I think that the idea was to try and equalise the pressure across all bearings, no 1 big end is fed by the oilway from the front crank pin and that is furthest away from the pump.

The 105 series be ...

I have taken one of my cranks to a friend that does some very interesting things with engines, he suggested that cross-drilling all the bearings may help with oil starvation issues at bearing No 1. He ...

Hi,

I have been messing about with an engine that I have, I had thought that it was 16V internals in an 8V block with 8V heads, however, I have come to the conclusion that it is a 16V block with 8V ...

I have a 1.7 8V that has what appear to be fly cut 16V pistons. I will post a picture if I ever get round to it. I don't know how well they worked as I bought the engine as a non runner and have not g ...

Where are you based?

May be interested in the interior, what is the engine like?

Regards
Chris

Thanks for reminding me of that one, always forget the crossmember as a culprit for front end noises, did have the same problem on a Golf Gti and it took me ages to get round to tweeking the crossmemb ...

Hi,

as far as I know the main fuse block will be the same, what you need is the small fuse block, 1 fuse and 2 relays clipped together (from memory). It will be pretty self explanitary I think when ...

I have been looking into a 16V conversion for some time, I haven't looked at it for a while but from memory the 16V engine loom is basically self contained.

I have to admit that I was looking to u ...

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RFlower, thanks for supplying that info, I guess that I now have no excuse but to make up those hoses now!

I just wonder if that Sprint might be a 1500 with solid front discs or do you have ...

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yep, saw this too. I think that this car has been discussed on the forum before. For those who have not seen it the URL is below.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1& ...

I was thinking of fitting some braided hoses and had previously never heard of any issues with them. I guess that aluminium should be avoided looking at those photos! Has anyone had any issues with Go ...

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I have changed most of the bushes on my Sprint for Superflex ones (from memory they are not all available). I do feel that they have improved the accuracy of the suspension, the ride didn't se ...