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Thanks guys. I will change the ECU with an aftermarket one. Currently i have the following issue. I machine bored the cylinder to 82.07mm, my pistons are 81.97mm, per JE instruction i need 10mm/4 thou/ piston to wall clearance. The second compression rings are with a gap of 0.6mm and one is...

I have read your topic, it is really unfortunate that this rods failed...Also a lot of good information there I've made a lot of research and for standard stroke pistons 1. JE list CR's with head gasket 0.9mm 2. Carillo CP list CR's with head gasket 1.22mm 3. Wiseco list CR's with head gasket...

Thank you for your help. JE Pistons 9.25 are here and the block is at the machine shop. I will use standard Elring head gasket which by my calculations will lower the compression to 9.14. I am changing my mind and i plan to migrate to 7.5 and use Ignitron. I have watched all of the videos in...

Hello, with compression ratio are you running you engines? I have A3 1.8t AGU with stock CR 9.5:1 which i am currently rebuilding as one of the rods have bend. Currently i have chinese hybrid T03/T04e turbo at 1.2 bar getting 325 bhp and i plan to use it until it broke. My ecu is 3.8.2 and i...