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big bore noob, stupid question alert |
stateofidleness |
Apr 3 2008, 08:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None |
so i have a dumb question.. i have my engine torn down to the heads and case and was my cylinders (i think) are kinda rusty (the little fins on it)
if i wanted to get a new cylinder/piston kit yada yada... can i get a "big bore" 96mm kit? I didn't know if going with the big kit would require any modifying of the heads or case or something.. or if it would "bolt up" just like the stock parts. pardon the noobness (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
anthony |
Apr 7 2008, 07:07 PM
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2270 club Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,107 Joined: 1-February 03 From: SF Bay Area, CA Member No.: 218 |
Was this a good running engine that came out of your car? Why did it come out?
Surface rust on the cylinders is definitely not a reason for replacement. They are made of iron and easily rust on the outside. Not a problem! AFAIK, the $200 chinese P&Cs are nowhere near the quality of the original parts. It's pretty rare that a 2L head isn't cracked. If the engine isn't leaking, runs decent, and has good compression, I wouldn't do any more than check the torque on the heads. If you take it apart, the $200 P&Cs will be the tip of the $3000 rebuild iceberg (if you decide to do it right). Because, once you have $1000 into rebuilding the heads, it will be a shame not to upgrade the valve train, the cam, lifters, seals, new bearings, balancing, and all the machining services required, etc, etc. And, I must say a resulting 2056 with a strong, solid 120hp is an amazing engine in a 914. I got a ride in McMarks and it felt twice as fast as my stock 2L. It's a worthy engine to build. Just know what you are getting into ahead of time. |
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