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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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