dirtytorque

Always nice to see projects moving forward. Looking good.

:D Thanks,I nearly went over to the dark side. Its all fun and games,I have read some very strong arguments both for and against stacked g'skts but ultimately I think your right. :)

I've been doing some fag packet maths and in regards to compression you are only talking about a couple of mill to get the extra cc's in the combustion chamber to lower the compression ratio. Are stacked gaskets prone to failure then? thanks in advance.

whats the upper limit for cast piston in terms of bhp? thnks

Hot dutch babes, "flavoursome" cakes and pot by the bucket load, can't go wrong with Amsterdam :lol: You'll have to leave your Corrado behind and get a push bike though, LOL! 250@wheels.... I don't know how strong G60 pistons are but that's quite a lot I suspect. Forgees might not be such a bad idea. If it's any consolation, I use Wossner forged pistons and they are really nice. Moly coated skirts and pretty tight tolerances for a forged, about 3 thou clearance, compared to JE's 5 thou clearance! needless to say the Wossies are quiet from cold and don't smoke, but they're not cheap :-( :offtopic1: ahh the Dam...... I think i'm due a re-visit. ..sorry you can have your thread back now :oops:

sorry but I'm intrigued how the cucumber got to be there?!??? :scratch: Anyway glad you are in a fit state to tell the tale,sorry about the rado though.

i'd agree,it was a variation of a theme. That would be interesting..

A very informative read,always good to get different opinions.

very interesting curve. All that from just head work and higher boost via the smaller pulley? How did you blow it up in the end then?

so your going for 9:1 comp huh.. isn't that close to limits for FI? I guess a large FMIC wil help.... re re'ving the engine there must be a gray area where the 16 valve starts to become superior at mid range. yes all things being equal an 8v engine will have more low down pull than a 16 valve. I'm hoping though that the larger bore/stroke will go some way to mask this deficiency so that I can still achieve a wind band curve albeit if its starts a little later!?? These are the things that interest me. Yes I want my cake and eat it too. :)

you took the words right out of my mouth. Sounds interesting ......

I was conscious of the loss of low down poke. I thought the longer stroke would go some ways to compensate though?! some else to consider :)

i havn't ruled that out.. I think the costs of g60 8v 2 litre and 2 litre 8v g6016v will be comparable though!? Considering that I already have a 2 litre block g60 engine with managment etc. i'll have to re-mount the alternator which I wouldn't have to do for the 8v,but... The main cost will be the pistons/rods i guess .........!???

ok yep,fook it I'm gonna build a 1.8T ...nah only joking :D I'm still kind of interested in how a standard 16v head flows in relation to a BV 8 valve 2b honest. I have read that a BV 8 valve just gets to where an 16v std sits out of the box?!

why not vs a fully worked over 16v head? its not a realistic comparison when you can get both sorry mate i don't follow what you mean? .. :scratch: I'll do some googling on the matter.

I keep wondering about going 2 litre g6016v. Would a 8v big valve head flow breathas well as an out the box 16 valve head?!?

I thought extra breathing(multi-valves) came into its own at high revs? Maybe be u did have a "wrong 'un"!?

Take it your thinking of 1.8T'ing your G60 instead of rebuilding it?????? Lol... No. As crazy as that seems. I was just curious. Anyway I've already bought my 2 litre block. :)

yeah.. A friend of mine has a 1.8T golf and he said that stock it was 150bph but after a re-tune its now putting out ~250. Amazing that you can get that many more ponies from just a re-map.

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I c. cheers gents.

scuse my ignorance but why are these engines so special? They seem to get alot of good press. .. cheers

can't wait to actually see them on your car.. Most impressive.

ok,all i'm saying is that if its just the gasket that sits in between the join it will be a lot cheaper.!? Anyway good luck with it. cheers.

yep front exhaust section,then there is a gasket and then there is the cat. So they told you the front exhaust section is leaking?