parts I req for new engine build

[Error404]

One way to tell:

[driftin jo]

i didnt know they did them in magnessuim ,wow, the block i have is meant to be one of the last , it was due to be used in the imsa audis in 1988 then apparently its was put to one side to be made into a 2000cc unit but never finished, how can i tell if my block is magnessuim

Yours will not be a magnesium block, that I can assure you of, if it was you would know
already, you would have to had a letter from god to obtain it etc etc.

There were some made but never made it into any production cars, just teasing you with the thought

[martinjs]

Shave a tiny sliver off it and see if you can set fire to it

[A1quattro]

think mine is alloy its 25kg [havnt weighed it yet] the magnisuim blocks must be half that ?

[JP]

You're going to have fun balancing the knife edged crank if it wasn't done at the same time as the rods and pistons, last customer that brought me one already done I had to cut big corners of it with a grinder to bring it back into balance.
Did you get titanium alloy rods? They're really light be equivalent of running 3 h-beam rods normal weight.
Also piston wise if staying v low power like you are I'd go mahle powerpack pistons. They're the lightest option.

[lcsmith]

Rebuild Questions

Mains Bearings Thrust and Sputter Big Ends from kolbe schmidt - Where's best to buy them from?

Bottom End Conversion set from victor reinz/elring - Where's best to buy them from? And what does it consist of?

Lastly as the I5 engine is an externally balanced percentage based rotating assembly if you are changing rods and pistons you will need to rebalance - What do you mean by this, how do you rebalance?

I have a few questions JP

Cheers
Leigh

[A1quattro]

jp

hi the crank, rods [arrow] and je pistons were all balanced togather when alered biult the engine into aby block. as i want to raise the compression to 10.0-1 i will req new pistons, where can i get the pistons that you suggest , can i safely go to 10/1 with standard valves/45cc head

[A1quattro]

even though power for turbo rally cars is max 340bhp they /we have very good ft/ib , old engine was 300bhp/400ft/ib max 2bar boost

[A1quattro]

also req motorsport head gasket anyone sale them ? or should i stick with aby haed gasket [bit thick] , like me

[A1quattro]

pictures of my alloy block are on classic audi forum , under rally chat , 2nd in class