Tear Down Has Began!

[Audi Skate Snow]

im not buying anything, all the tools I need are at the shop already or can be brought to the shop from a friend (actually a friend of my friend) who is a car mechanic and has the micrometers and that hone, etc.

And there isn't a machine shop for that stuff here, I would have to ship it for probably $150+ since it is heavy then whatever the labor is then another shipping cost. I think not . I have said it a million time, I will say it again, I live in the Florida keys where there aint shit but palm trees and lots of water.

shiesh you dont have to yell at us

[diagnosticator]

but what motors have you seen with a taper that makes you think yours is?

Any engine with some mileage on it will have some cylinder taper, more or less. The cylinders will also not be round anymore either.

[B6Lovin]

NO he isnt, and I kinda find this interesting too.

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Integrated Engineering's car with stock AWP small port head and stock cams with just a 3071r strapped to it made 423whp with 630cc injector unitronics file. Now tell me why we cant make 400? Yes this car is FWD so we will say 400 instead of 423. It has same 1.8t engine, less flowing head than AEB and stock cams (less power) tell me why we cant custom tune our car to 400whp with advantages over what it has.

(yes I know I'm quoting a pretty old post, but I'm just now getting to this thread)

uni 630 file ftw :)

and there's nothing wrong with a well-done small-port head .. i happen to like mine, thank you

and greg -- I've got ALLLL of september to dyno my car.. if I can't get it running well ATLEAST one saturday out of that month I should probably just kill myself lol

[B6Lovin]

sounds good thats exactly what setup Im doing

- Supertech exhaust valves with guides
- Cat Gold Valvesprings
- Ti retainers

that sounds pretty familiar (the bob q special lol)... cept i have my good ol AMB head

[dirtybrd]

If you still crosshatch, you shouldn't have taper or out of round.

[Papachristou]

I have said it a million time, I will say it again, I live in the Florida keys where there aint shit but palm trees and lots of water.

oh quit your bitching! try living in memphis!!! i have rednecks, ghettos and farm land all around... "Yer car is FOUR WHEEL DRIVE wow! does she go off road?"

[AudiA4_20T]

(yes I know I'm quoting a pretty old post, but I'm just now getting to this thread)

uni 630 file ftw :)

and there's nothing wrong with a well-done small-port head .. i happen to like mine, thank you

and greg -- I've got ALLLL of september to dyno my car.. if I can't get it running well ATLEAST one saturday out of that month I should probably just kill myself lol

that 630cc file is great for the return line VWs but they dont have a solid file for the B6 yet

[absolutegtr]

How do you guys set your piston rings? Back when I took automotive classes, my teacher had taught us to set the pistons ring gaps across from one another (running parallel with the crankshaft.)

[AudiA4_20T]

How do you guys set your piston rings? Back when I took automotive classes, my teacher had taught us to set the pistons ring gaps across from one another (running parallel with the crankshaft.)

They should have OEM specs of where to set them I would think. I know my Wisecos had a spec sheet of how to do them

[mike-2ptzero]

oh quit your bitching! try living in memphis!!! i have rednecks, ghettos and farm land all around... "Yer car is FOUR WHEEL DRIVE wow! does she go off road?"

LOL, you act like memphis is nothing but farmland. Every town/city has rednecks, ghettos and farmland all around.

[dirtybrd]

They should have OEM specs of where to set them I would think. I know my Wisecos had a spec sheet of how to do them

I think he's asking where you position the end gaps, I've always done them 90 degrees apart.

[AudiA4_20T]

no I know, Wiseco has a little spec sheet

The oil rings go like a mercedes sign with the center one being the top, and the 2 compression rings go left and right

although when you compress them they move anyway

[Papachristou]

LOL, you act like memphis is nothing but farmland. Every town/city has rednecks, ghettos and farmland all around.

true but usually there are some mildly educated people in the middle.. take my last phone call i received from a customer "who you is" my name is chris ma'am "you work for enteprise?" um yes ma'am thats why i answered the phone "enterprise rentacar." "yeah um i need a carrah" and so it went on and on...

Memphis is consistenly ranked as one of the worst cities in the US

#1 in violent crime (we may have slipped to #2)
#1 in uninsured motorists
#1 in corruption scandals

more useless facts
Memphis was #100 in condom sales (at the low end) and #8 in birth rate.
our downtown mall and theatre just closed due to crime and lack of customers (people too scared to go)
there is a huge stainless steel pyramid just sitting there unoccupied and the only forseeable plan for it is to turn it into a bass pro shop
there is one or two mildly decent parks but you cant walk there at night due to crime



ok im off track here... just wanted to say memphis is a terrible city, dont ever come here! i would take florida any day!

[absolutegtr]

I think he's asking where you position the end gaps, I've always done them 90 degrees apart.

With them being 90* apart, you could have one of the gaps on the thrust side of compression stroke....which "in theory" could lead to some unnecessary blow-by.

[dirtybrd]

I talking about using the oil rings too. You really have 4 rings total. 2 oil control rings and 2 compression rings.

[400HPA4]

You can darn near call the spring for the oil rings a ring too...

That makes five

[dirtybrd]

So 72 degrees.

[AudiA4_20T]

You can darn near call the spring for the oil rings a ring too...

That makes five

right

[mike-2ptzero]

true but usually there are some mildly educated people in the middle.. take my last phone call i received from a customer "who you is" my name is chris ma'am "you work for enteprise?" um yes ma'am thats why i answered the phone "enterprise rentacar." "yeah um i need a carrah" and so it went on and on...

Memphis is consistenly ranked as one of the worst cities in the US

#1 in violent crime (we may have slipped to #2)
#1 in uninsured motorists
#1 in corruption scandals

more useless facts
Memphis was #100 in condom sales (at the low end) and #8 in birth rate.
our downtown mall and theatre just closed due to crime and lack of customers (people too scared to go)
there is a huge stainless steel pyramid just sitting there unoccupied and the only forseeable plan for it is to turn it into a bass pro shop
there is one or two mildly decent parks but you cant walk there at night due to crime



ok im off track here... just wanted to say memphis is a terrible city, dont ever come here! i would take florida any day!

Well sounds like you need to move out to Collierville, TN.

BTW I have family that live in Memphis since that is where my dad was born and raised. My uncle lives not far from the drag strip. I also spent some time in Collierville doing some work at the local Ford dealer (Bill heard).

[Papachristou]

good ole millington huh? i would go out and run the quarter but i think my times would be too embarrassing! perhaps with a BT one day... i was pretty set on a 28rs but it seems like gtrs's put down the best times nearly......

collierville has its bad spots too and seems to be pretty far from everything but certainly a lot nicer than memphis..... i suppose its true, memphis has some nice suburbs like germantown, collierville, southaven, marion etc... but the city offers little to its residents.... too bad you arent still here! i could get some REAL tuning help then!

[CRAIG1MACK]

[QUOTE=A4 TSCHUSS;2811746]Hello all, I started taking my car apart tonight and worked for around 4 hours and have a few pics to share.

I arrived at my friends shop where I would be doing the work and had to move some toys first to make room for my car.




What is this??!!

[bananas]

it's a space ship.
edit: or maybe a time machine.

[mike-2ptzero]

A canoe? lol

[A4 TSCHUSS]

You haven't seen something like that before? It is a speed boat. It is called a Mirage.

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[bananas]

You haven't seen something like that before? It is a speed boat. It is called a Mirage.

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No, it's definitely a time machine. Look how it brought this thread back from the past.