[V8] body parts anyone?

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

There is no coating on these engines, they use a high silicon 
aluminium, and prior to final honing, the cylinders are washed with an 
acid that removes the aluminium and leaves silicon as the wear surface. 

It is feasable that overboring can be done with no further steps in the 
process.

----- Original Message -----
From: cobram at juno.com
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:47 pm
Subject: Re: [V8] body parts anyone?
To: bob.moy at cte.aecom.com
Cc: V8 at audifans.com

> You can, but you have to have a "moto-lab" that knows what they're 
> doing. I have corresponded with several V8Q owners from the former 
> Soviet Union
> that have done their engines at some "moto-labs" in Moscow.
> 
> These guys got internal components through Mahle in Germany, including
> oversize pistons in one case.  Rings are available from US 
> suppliers, not
> OEM German, but they seem to work.
> 
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> There are two types of tragedies in life. One is not getting what you
> want, the other is getting it.
> 
> "Moy, Bob" <bob.moy at cte.aecom.com> writes:
> > I don't believe that you can re-ring these engines.  There is a 
> > coating
> > on the cylinder walls which is applied after the casting of the 
> > aluminum
> > block. In order to re-ring you will have to hone the cylinder walls
> > which will remove this coating.  Unlike earlier aluminum block 
> > which
> > used a steel liner these engines doesn't have a steel liner.  
> This 
> > is
> > why no one list replacement rings for this engine.
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