Owain1602 0 Posted April 11, 2006 Hi, im going to rebuild one of my 1.6 GTi engines quite soon. Are there complete engine gasket sets available which have the cam seals, liner seals, crank seal, sump gasket and all others and probably the head gasket seperate. Would you guys recomend a specific place that sell them or you know are very good. Also in the rebuild, the liners seem spotless, no lip what so ever but what do i need to get done to the liners? I presume they have to be honed, anything else? And what do the pistons need, im gonna put new rings, anything else i should watch out for when checking these parts? Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonmurgie 2 Posted April 12, 2006 If your rebuilding the whole engine then you need a Head Gasket Kit and a Bottom End Kit, those will include all the gaskets/seals you need... there is no sump seal, you use paste stuff for that. If the liners look good then just have the honed, with the pistons if they look OK then just slap the rings on and use them Are you just building the engine back to standard spec, cause it would be a nice idea to fit ARP Conrod Bolts while it's appart... oh and get the bottome end lightened and balanced maybe, doesn't cost too much really... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Owain1602 0 Posted April 12, 2006 there is a gasket for the sump. Does anyone on here balance the bottom end? Does anyone have some sort of price to get the bottom end balanced? I presume that includes doing the pistons, rods, crank and flywheel? I want to get Puma Racing doing work on the head, big valve head and cam running on twin 40s or 45s and omex mapped ignition, im gonna run the 40s i have and the omex on the engine ive just put in the car whilst i build this one. I need to speak to dave baker really. Thanks for your thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bonzai 2 Posted April 12, 2006 south wales pistons in cardiff do balancing. i cant give you an exact figure becauise i had my work done cash in hand, i think its about 150 ish, but you'd need to speak to them yourself before hand really. 02920 779979 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Owain1602 0 Posted April 12, 2006 right, thanks anybody got any experience of this company, they seem not too expensive for things, dont know how good they are. Anybody know of them? http://www.specialisedengines.co.uk/ thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonmurgie 2 Posted April 12, 2006 Get in touch with Matt @ QEP as he's the main Forum Sponsor and does all sorts of nice things for not too much dosh: http://www.q-e-p.co.uk If you want a Puma head then you'd best get your order in soo to stand a chance of getting it before Xmas as he always seems a very busy man! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
