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cool thanx henny :compress:

Thanx every1 and thanx dinkus for the thought.... anyway i sorced and purchased 2 calipers and the flexy hoses. i'll let u all know when i get them fitted. it would be nice if i had new guide pins as im not sure what condition mine are in but ive been informed that i would have 2 buy new carriers as they come with the pins. apart from making sure i use copper slip on the back of pads and also on the new studs i bought, any tips for durring fitting (like is there a torque for the banjo stud?) or just VT or maybe VFT? anyway any comments welcome :)

ive used the search and almost worked out what parts i need but i phoned GSF today and they can supply the calipers but the people i spoke 2 had no idea what flex hose is required. and the calipers are on an exchange and because i havent got a set of Mk4 calipers to send back i wont get the surcharge back thus pushing upto around £85 each, On UCP website is a genuine caliper 4 around that price. prices before VAT. (this is just the piston housings alone) i also looked on C&R's site but there site says Mk3 Caliper kits. so are the flexy's custom made? or from another car? ive read that they are custom made but i just wanted to check. i'd like 2 fit genuine calipers, if i can buy the flexy's on there own! where can i buy the the flexy hoses? and 1 more thing :? can i use the Mk4 carrier or must i use the corrado carrier's :) all help is gratefully recived :)

thats the 1 i have seen with the RS4, debadged grill. i'll keep an eye open 4 ya :)

hi chris , i did see that u were from boro but i'd already posted.... boro has a few C's kickin around i think ive seen yours but it was parked up on the 2 times i seen a red C maybe see u around some time

hi chris an ECU is a electronics device that the Chip is installed into... im not sure about the remap im sure some1 else will anser that Q 4 u.

its been over a month now since ive been on the forum due to my Pc not working and its very l8 but i would like to say a big thanx to G-Werks for all the work carried out on my car durring the weekend of the 2nd of dec 2004. i'm extreamly pleased :D with all work done and all the info Darren and Steve.....(I think steve is his name..Sorry) told me, i know its a bit l8 but ive just managed 2 borrow a laptop 4 a short while and im gonna use it to my full protential... at least till i have 2 give it back. anyway the real reason 4 my post is to say a big Thank You to G-Werks and i would recomend them to any1. "Thanx Darren and Steve" 8)

thanx for the info Beavis... ive done a little more searching and found some nice info about rod ratio and at the moment with the info i have, i will be changing the rods trying to keep as close as original rod ratio as possible :).... its not set in stone but at the moment think its best

Again thanx 4 all your help :) can any1 shed any light about "Rod Ratio" looking at a site offering engine internals it mentions using longer con rods for better "rod ratio" Any interesting web pages to look at explaning rod ratio? is there a calculation/formula i could use?? any help welcome

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the instructions i got are not very clear and dont even have the large disc or the plastic parts in the diagram :) thanx 4 all your help thou. but why do some of u think that the poly bump stops are not as good as the standard 1ns?. i'd like to get it rite first time so i dont have 2 remove the shocks again so all opinions welcome. no i dont have the dust covers (Gators) but i want some so will the standard 1ns fit over the shaft and shock body??

Yay i recived the Koni kit i orded but i have a question in one of the pics i have drawn a arrow pointing to some white plastic things (they have a slight concave to them on 1 side that runs full circumfrance) but i dont know what or where they a suppozed 2 do or go. Help plz Im guessing that they have somthing 2 do with the top mounts but i dont really know.

The book im reading on the subject has this formula for displacement: Pi/4 x bore^2 x stroke x 4. i'm going to give figures here so that there is no confusion this is my working out: first, Pi divided by 4 = 0.7853982 second, the book refers to bore but is talking bout cylinder diameter thus: mm converted to cm, 8.3cm^2 = 68.89 third, is stroke and im for now gonna use 92.8mm and convert that to cm = 9.28 forth, the amount of cylinders = 4 hense: 0.7853982 x 68.89 x 9.28 x 4 = 2008.41776376576 so 2008cc If i use the standard g60 bore and stroke then: 0.7853982 x 8.1^2 x 8.64 x 4 = 1780.87596717312 so 1781cc rite lets go back to 83mm but lets use the standard stroke 86.4mm: 0.7853982 x 8.3^2 x 8.64 x 4 = 1869.90619385088 so 1870cc so with the thinking that the 1H block is basically the same as the PG block lets use the maximum cylinder dimension that the bentley manual (described as 2nd oversize) recomends for the PG block, i'm asuming that this is actualy VW's own spec's i'll also use the 92.8mm stroke 0.7853982 x 8.151^2 x 9.28 x 4 = 1936.955554241520384 so 1937cc If everything ive said is wrong then i might just give up because i really felt sure i had it right but if i am wrong then i feel im not up 2 this engine conversion. anyway my thinking on the pistons is they are special ones because valve clearence and compression ratio need to be taken into account. i will speak to john but i really wanted to have as much info as i could then i can have sensible conversation with him and also not ask stupid Q's Formulas for displacment, stroke & bore: cylinder volume = Pi/4 x (bore^2) x stroke displacement = Pi/4 x (bore^2) x stroke x number of cylinders stroke = displacement / (Pi/4 x (bore^2) x number of cylinders) bore = square root of displacement / (Pi/4 x (bore^2) x number of cylinders)

ok so ive done some more re-search and would like to ask henny?? what was the reason for useing the 1H block?? was it purely because your PG block was no good (damaged) or that the 1H block can be bored more than the PG block??..... the reason i ask is if u have a 1940cc engine useing a 83mm bore then my figures just dont add up and im confused. because im trying 2 get basically the same bottom end as you then i need 2 find the right size crank and pistons. Formula for cc: Pi / 4 x (bore^2) x stroke x the amount of bores (4 in this case). Key: Pi = (pie), 3.1415927 so: 3.1415927 / 4 = 0.7853982 0.7853982 x (bore^2) x stroke x 4 = by the way i know that the bore and stroke are measured in mm but for the calculation it must be converted to cm. the closest i can get to 1940cc is 1937cc (rounded up) but thats not useing a 83mm bore. now as u can see i havent mentioned the size of bore and stroke that i used in my calculation to get 1937cc as im not wanting to get anyones back up..... but maybe if we could chat on the phone or summit then i'll give u the figures im using. i have tryed many diffrent bore and stroke combinations even useing the original stroke and as i said the closest i get is 1937cc i hope that i have not affended any1, as that is not my aim. i just want to build a reliable engine and need to know everything b4 i commit to buying anything :)

red corrado, not sure wot engine i just caught a look at the modded front end .... anyway in Teeside Retail Park........ Was It U?? :)