martingraham 21 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Hi. Where is everyone getting their engine building grease, sealant and all the good stuff like that. Also what brands. Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) I've always used this for I stuff get the running in oil etc http://torcousa.com/torco_product/engine_k.htmlI got it from http://www.nimbusmotorsport.comWhat you had done to engine? Edited June 17, 2015 by Mk3highline Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted June 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 Cheers, I'm not doing anything major, just rebuilding the head and chains Link to post Share on other sites
Daverse 175 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 if you are using assembly grease, use joe gibbs racing assembly grease. Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Where's best to get it? Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Cheers, I'm not doing anything major, just rebuilding the head and chainsAre you doing rings bearings? Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 Yeah, I might as well while it's out in the bench Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted June 18, 2015 Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 As I was going to suggest that you have the block decked slightly to raise compression ratio if your staying N/A Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 Also I've just come across this someone else will need to confirm this but you can use r36 bearings as an upgrade http://www.r32oc.com/topic/176730-r36q7toureg-connecting-rod-bearings-on-the-r32/page__pid__1963762#entry1963762 Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 How would bearings be an upgrade? Also with the block decked, how much off the block? And with it still be ok to use a metal gasket to get even better compression Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) From what it says there there bit stronger and have a special coating on themYou can get them from TPS I'd be tempted to have around 0.3-0.4 decked with the steel head gasket it will bring compression up close to 11-1As long as you use v-power and have it mapped it will be goodAnd whilst your at it may as well get the bottom end balanced and have the flywheel lightened lolThat's what I would do at a minimum Edited June 19, 2015 by Mk3highline daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 0.3-0.4 is that inch or mm? Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 In mm sorryAll of this I was going to do with my old 12v but I found it cheaper to just get the low mileage 24v engine and got more poke from it tooBut lost the vr sound Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted June 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I would love a 24v instead of all this work. I have a feeling that once it is all done and finished that I might stumble across a 24v. It's sods law. daveyboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
daveyboy 897 Posted June 19, 2015 Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 I can't wait to get mine in. I'll miss the vr sound but I also like the 24v sound Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Also check the height of the Pistons if you get the block decked Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted June 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Check them? What an I looking for? Surely 0.3 will be okay? Link to post Share on other sites
vr6turbo 27 Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Ubique Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunta Royal Artillery man I think martingraham and Bealieboy 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Mk3highline 287 Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Check them? What an I looking for? Surely 0.3 will be okay?Check they don't protrude out of the block as you will get slight rod stretch at high revs Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Check they don't protrude out of the block as you will get slight rod stretch at high revs cheers , i will get them done. Link to post Share on other sites
martingraham 21 Posted July 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 Ubique Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunta Royal Artillery man I thinkyou're right, 1997 onwards, unfortunately I was one of the ones selected in the latest redundancies. once a gunner always a gunner. Bealieboy 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 What's football got to do with it?! Link to post Share on other sites
Bealieboy 1,625 Posted July 29, 2015 Report Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Err Edited July 29, 2015 by Bealieboy Link to post Share on other sites
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