On Wed, 9 May 2001, Francesco wrote: > Hey there guys > > i took apart my engine today which was smoking for a complete overhaul and i > need PISTONS cause there´s too much clearance than the bentley says so what > would be the way to go? > > stock pistons? don´t know yet > autotech high performance pistons? $575 including NOTHING > JE Custom Made ones $620 including rings >
You don't need the "high performance" autotech or JE pistons unless you're going to do forced induction or something like that (turbo, supercharger, nitrous.). Forged pistons are a bad idea anyways- they have looser tolerances because they expand more than cast pistons, and your car will burn a little extra oil when warming up. Not a whole lot, though. You also might try techtonics.. they sell stock oversize pistons. If your car is a 1.8, you could also get a set of used stock 2.0 16v pistons. Then you would end up with a 1.9L. I don't know if he still has them, but ratlow had some 2.0 pistons.... _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
