Diesel block/crank weight

[MGaz]

Fire Away

You mean questions about the diesel or the old Gti? How is that going by the way? All run in by now?

yep.. the gti,.. and yes its run in.. I'll post up another thread with questions on the engine titled 'the re2500 thread' so not to hijack this thread.

cheers.

[anton]

cos i crashed his car with the engine in it lolit went to me by default. the second engine i was talking to you about was really only paperwork, crank and head were all stock units. we assumed the engine had died taking the crank and head with it. was bored out and still had the original ungine number...just wasnt 2.5 and wasnt ported ect.... would have been nice if he had known that before handing over the money tho

Ant

[stiglet]

Fire Away

You mean questions about the diesel or the old Gti? How is that going by the way? All run in by now?

[MGaz]

You don't need any more power, you're fast enough with 170bhp

I'm still getting trounced by a pesky mkII golf though

I have a target for 9 mins and more power will come in handy!

how come you didn't keep your old gti lump.. you know the one i now own


By the way, I have some questions regarding the engine if you can help? cheers.

[Jamo]

That's highly freaky considering the short year span of the AAT to AEL!

[AndyP]

AAB block? you want an AAT or AEL block.

He got the block off me and I've had it side by side with an AAT and an AEL and apart from the smaller bore I couldn't see a difference. Even the AAT's are different acording to what year it is, I have an extra hole in the side of the block for a crank sensor that wasn't in the other AAT I had so I need to get a plug made to fill this. You will also need to drill and tap some holes for the knock sensors as these aren't on any of the derv variants.
I'll update my thread with all the changes that are not listed in Marco's thread when I've done them.

[stiglet]

You don't need any more power, you're fast enough with 170bhp

I'm still getting trounced by a pesky mkII golf though

I have a target for 9 mins and more power will come in handy!

[Rusty]

You don't need any more power, you're fast enough with 170bhp

[GazzaG60]

always the way init. least you have a bore safety margin.

[Jamo]

thats good to know jamo. i know nothing of the stroker route. did you go the full 83 jamo?

I wish I had but at the time that would have meant to O-ring the block with a copper gasket and I didn't want that so went 82mm with OEM head gasket.

Then my nemesis goes and makes OEM gaskets with 83mm bore

Maybe next rebuild

[GazzaG60]

thats good to know jamo. i know nothing of the stroker route. did you go the full 83 jamo?

[stiglet]

Well I get the feeling I'm going to find out soon

[Jamo]

Yeah I know, but from what I can find the blocks are basically identical apart from the bore. It does have squirters too.

Famous last words you maybe right

Even the AEL is different from the AAT and requires adaptation around the flywheel cranksensor.

The AAT block is best by far to use less hassle.

[stiglet]

Yeah I know, but from what I can find the blocks are basically identical apart from the bore. It does have squirters too.

[Jamo]

AAB block? you want an AAT or AEL block.