AK
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just had a call 
Wallace Perf had an engine builder look at the block of my 2.1..... one of the bores is scored, and 3 pistons are rocking....
My old block is now being rebored to 2100cc, and the uprated internals from the 1st 2.1 being moved accross.
Could have built it up on the 'weak' block but would have burnt oil, and may have gone fairly quickly 
with the 1st 2.1 being bored pretty much to the limit its a lost cause
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Nismo
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labour rate going up a fair bit then
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AK
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ach.... better in the long run i suppose
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Tom
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Yeah was gonna say at least you didn't find out too late, hopefully it won't go bang in the new block
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AK
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it would have been alright for a while.... a bit of piston slap etc
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big eck
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Is this on the engine that was nearly finished??
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SMB
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AK
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eck..... the engine was complete when i bought it..... it was being stripped, and the head re-built with uprated parts for the TB's/Cams..... Its not really that big a jog to switch and rebore a block
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jr
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you can bore it out to 2.2, theres a mk1 escourt with an xe in it in classic ford this month thats a 2.2
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AK
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but then i'd need new pistons
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jr
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i know, build up a second block as i long term project, so if the 2.1 goes (as i know you like to thrash your cars) your have a 2.2 ready to go in
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AK
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true..... 2.2.... what size of pistons would that be.... only seen up to 88 (which i have)
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jr
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i will reserch this as i was reading the magazine in wh smiths
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AK
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Fad
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quote: Originally posted by Adam Kindness
true..... 2.2.... what size of pistons would that be.... only seen up to 88 (which i have)
i though the same altho there were 2.2 fonteras with XE top ends right?
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Cole
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a friend of mine is doing this on a turbo lump 2.2 bottom end from frontera let head something to do with the stroke am i right
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change the stroke?? think ya can do it this way 
Thing is i thought the stroke and bore size etc was related it had to be square to summit, on the thingimmy bob and if ya change the stroke then it wont be square to the wotsit
[Edited on 18-11-2004 by Greasemonkey]
[Edited on 18-11-2004 by Greasemonkey]
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corb
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2.2's are ally blocks arent they? awwwww, who ws it. think someone like sbd do the blocks. ask lee mitchell, he knows.
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Cole
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he was saying something along the lines of a stroker kit ike they use on evos etc thats why i was saying am i right i might be completley wrong if i am ignore me
[Edited on 18-11-2004 by ColeClio16v]
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AK
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QED do an alloy block that can be bored to take 2400cc
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by Adam Kindness
QED do an alloy block that can be bored to take 2400cc
2k isnt it
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AK
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something like that
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corb
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THAT could be wot i was thinkin of
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