new (old) engine inspection

[Alan Pritchard]

Just had to cc the list as I cant seem to reply direct :S
Sorry, didn't get that last bit... "i have on that needs to be turned"
As in it needs machining? Whats wrong with it? And are you selling it?


 -----Original Message-----
From: 	S Dewitt [mailto:sdewitt at stx.rr.com] 
Sent:	25 August 2004 12:10
To:	Alan Pritchard
Subject:	Re: new (old) engine inspection

You can also use a 2.5 eurovan or caravelle crankshaft, it is the same as
the 2.4 diesel. i have on that needs to be turned.


Scott DeWitt
Advanced Automotion
817-939-6761
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Pritchard" <apritchard at seaeye.com>
To: <sdewitt at stx.rr.com>; "Quattro List (E-mail)" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 5:34 AM
Subject: RE: new (old) engine inspection


> Cant remember what crank, pretty sure you can use the diesel 2.4 to stroke
> up to 2.6-2.7.......
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: sdewitt at stx.rr.com [mailto:sdewitt at stx.rr.com]
> Sent: 24 August 2004 17:35
> To: Alan Pritchard
> Subject: Re: new (old) engine inspection
>
> Diesel crank? Are you reffering to a 2.4? I wouldn't waste time with a 2.0
> liter crank.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Alan Pritchard <apritchard at seaeye.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:29 am
> Subject: new (old) engine inspection
>
> > So, I just got my new (to me) ng engine home into my garage.
> > My plans are, rip the head off, match the ports to the manifolds,
> > generalclean up, do a big valve conversion, raise the cr to about
> > 10.5-1, ceramic
> > coat piston crowns, combustion chamber and valve faces. Ceramic
> > coat the
> > exhaust manifold, and the underside of the inlet manifold. Fit a
> > 7a throttle
> > body, and efi injectors in the stock location. Exhaust will be the
> > good ole
> > 5-3-1 to 2.5" cat back. Camshaft is a shrick 272. fuel and
> > ignition will be
> > controlled by megasquirt'n'spark. Flywheel is to be lightened.
> > There will
> > also be an oil cooler fitted. But I need to check the bottom end
> > over, what
> > should I look for to make sure the bottom end is good? I really
> > wanna break
> > 200hp on a 2.3 na i5. later on I may do a 5 throttle body
> > conversion, still
> > tba. And if a diesel crank comes up cheap it will be stroked, but
> > that is
> > unlikely.
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