

| Subject: | Re: 2.1L Cylinder barrel rebore |
| From: | John Rodgers |
| Date: | Tue, 21 Dec 1999 20:52:34 -0600 |
HOLY COW!!! Stuart, this guy gives a whole new meaning to the words "Tweaking your wasserboxer!!" And he strongly states reliability is not lost in the process!!! Thanks, John Rodgers "88 GL Owner Stuart wrote: > You will love this fellow's Web site: Strictly German Autowerks. > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/9008/parts4.html > > I have spoken with him, and he does bore cylinders and has sources for > oversize pistons. How big is your wallet? > > Keep us posted if you pursue any of his mods. > > Stuart > > John Rodgers wrote: > > > > This question has come up a few times in discussions with different > > people concerning my engine rebuild. > > > > Can the barrels be bored to oversize? Are there suitable pistons for > > such a rebore? Where and made by whom? > > > > I know there has been a lot of discussion on this list about how bad it > > is to try to hot-rod the wasserboxer in any way, but what about just > > minor changes to tweak performance. Like slight changes in dwell, or > > increasing CR to 10.1 by increasing cylinder bore by 1 mm.. Nothing wild > > mind you, just tweaks. Anything else would probably produce enough heat > > to destroy the thing in 100 miles! > > > > Just thoughts. > > > > Comments?? > > > > John Rodgers > > "88GL owner
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