[Vwdiesel] lower compression?

[mark shepherd]

A 1.9 head would satisfy your needs. I suspect by 4:1 or so.
The fact that a piston crown can survive damage from valve clash etc, I'm 
sure that any coating on the face is losable.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian and Ruth Decker" <decker at toledotel.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2011 12:03 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] lower compression?


>
> Hi Folks;
>
>                I would like to lower the compression ratio a little in my
> 1.6 turbo diesel. I'm wondering if I can take the pistons to my local
> machinist and have him chuck them in a lathe and take a few (as yet
> undetermined ) thousands off the top of the pistons. Has anyone ever done
> this? ? ?
>
> Brian Decker
>
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