RE: Pistons for MC motor needed...

["Michael Pederson" <mlped@concentric.net>]

1. Who is the local Kolbenschmidt (?? sp) re-seller in the US?

2. I've heard, but do NOT know for a fact, that high performance rods, e.g.
Carrillo, for the VW Gti fit the Audi engines.  Does anyone know if that
might also be true for VW pistons?

3. Is your 200 a turbo or normally aspirated engine?  By "MC" I guess I
should know, but I don't.

Mike P.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Gerard
Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 1999 7:39 AM
To: quattro@audifans.com
Subject: Pistons for MC motor needed...

Hi!

I got a call from my mechanic this morning regarding my
little 200. It will need a rebore to get rid of a ridge
on most of the bores. I will most likely need pistons
one size up from stock, I think that's 81.5mm.

Where can I get a complete set of pistons at a decent
price for the MC engine? I'm thinking along the lines
of the Marle or Kolben Schmidt pistons and ring sets.

I've tried the local VW/Audi agents and $325 a piston
seemed a tad too high! And those were for the standard
size as the agents I called either don't have the oversized
units or don't even have a price listed for any piston
for the motor.

Kolben Schmidt reseller has pistons going for $45 or so,
but they're most likely not for the MC motor. Supplier
says they don't bring them into the country. I will either
have to import them myself or deal with another middle-
man.

Any help most greatfully appreciated. Thanks.

G.

PS: To top it off it would seem the last idiots to work
    on my 200 when fixing the oil leak managed to do
    something to the sieve over the intake and that seems to
    be missing somewhere in the motor. :( If it broke up
    then it's most likely sitting in the oil pump or a
    channel somewhere and would explain the crappy oil
    pressure, wouldn't it?. :( Nice.