aim looking at buying a engine that's been rebuilt. Are arp rods an uprated rod or are they just oem spec
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If they are anything like the ZRP rods I have seen before you would do well to get the small ends re-bushed as (assuming they are rifle drilled and if not why not!!) as there are holes in them
Personally I'd stick to IE rods
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Personally I'd stick to IE rods
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Ok just the guy said they were oem replacements but doesn't look like I'm going to get
Look at this on eBay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/282184156490
1.8t 20v Turbo engine conversion AMK/BAM 20valve VW/Audi/Golf/Leon Cupra/TT
Is it worth £1550 ?
Look at this on eBay:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/282184156490
1.8t 20v Turbo engine conversion AMK/BAM 20valve VW/Audi/Golf/Leon Cupra/TT
Is it worth £1550 ?
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Arguably but need to make sure the rods are drilled... non drilled rods tend to get noisy small ends after a while
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These are the rods used
http://www.tsr-performance.com/webs...v-forged-connecting-rods-19mm-pin-r-aud-002h/
http://www.tsr-performance.com/webs...v-forged-connecting-rods-19mm-pin-r-aud-002h/
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They come in both rifle drilled and non-drilled versions... You need to find out if the ones in this engine are drilled or not...
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I hope not as they are 19mm pinned not 20mm pinned and the listing suggests its an AMK bottom end which is 20mm pinned
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...no mention in that link that they are drilled either..
These are the 'better' ones of what they list
http://www.tsr-performance.com/webs...-rod-light-weight-version-with-rifle-drilled/
...but like I said... ZRP I have seen in the past have holes in the small end which would allow the high pressure oil feed from the rifle drilling to vent out through them rather than across the bearings and out the sides...
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These are the 'better' ones of what they list
http://www.tsr-performance.com/webs...-rod-light-weight-version-with-rifle-drilled/
...but like I said... ZRP I have seen in the past have holes in the small end which would allow the high pressure oil feed from the rifle drilling to vent out through them rather than across the bearings and out the sides...
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Would you want to re-build the engine yourself on a bench over the winter?
Then just get a working engine fitted? so you can use your car? this one even comes with a broken turbo.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seat-Leon-CUPRA-R-AMK-Engine-With-AET-turbo-/142131715318
or just buy a second car with 12 month MOT for a few hundred quid, and take this one off the road whilst its under repair?
Then just get a working engine fitted? so you can use your car? this one even comes with a broken turbo.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Seat-Leon-CUPRA-R-AMK-Engine-With-AET-turbo-/142131715318
or just buy a second car with 12 month MOT for a few hundred quid, and take this one off the road whilst its under repair?
Yeah Stuart that's the wayI plan on going as looking for a car but came across that engine which had just been rebuilt.
I would love to do it myself but there's two problems with that I have no space to do it and not a clue what I'm doing haha
I would love to do it myself but there's two problems with that I have no space to do it and not a clue what I'm doing haha
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I didn't replace my driveshafts any funnily enough I haven't wondered if they are undoing or were too tight etc. I couldn't spend my life wondering if the internals of my engine are wearing out too quickly etc a head gasket is my limit
You want a set of rods that had a complete bush in the upper of them. Rifle drilling is argued as best, but if the bush has a groove in it and a hole out the 'top' of the rod, then all your oil pressure is simply going to escape out the top of the rod and offer zero lubrication.
As mentioned, IE rods and damn good for the money (maybe a touch more expensive) but they are a ****** good brand to be buying and probably one of the best.
Mine arent rifle drilled, but typically I only ever use the car at high RPMs where the splash lube from the squirters keeps thing nice up at the top end of the rod. Many other OEM applications arent rifle drilled from the factory.
As mentioned, IE rods and damn good for the money (maybe a touch more expensive) but they are a ****** good brand to be buying and probably one of the best.
Mine arent rifle drilled, but typically I only ever use the car at high RPMs where the splash lube from the squirters keeps thing nice up at the top end of the rod. Many other OEM applications arent rifle drilled from the factory.
