Comments on MC pistons please

Per Lindgren lindgre at online.no
Wed Jun 18 18:01:26 EDT 2003


Ok, I must say I'm a bit confused about these pistons

I've got 5 people telling me, sure, they can be smoothened out and
reused, while 4 persons (so far) says "no way". I'm leaning to the
latter myself, even though my wallet isnt.

I've received a couple of offers for used MC1 pistons, but as some
people have told me, I should use MC2 pistons because I will get better
torque and faster spool-up, and will work better with the 034EFI. MC2
pistons is what I have now, I believe, they are marked 81P11+. The
engine block is definitely an MC2, but with all the WR hardware on this
engine, I'm not sure if the pistons are the correct ones. I will put in
new rings, no matter what.

So, does anyone have a set of MC2 pistons for a nice price?

The turbo is a stock K26, btw, and should be replaced later on. It has a
bit of play on the exhaust side. I've gotten a 400 Euro rebuild price
here, I dont think I can get a better price anywhere.

PerL
87 Cq




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