Thanks for chiming in Shawn not too long before you posted that I had already added the scat rods to my cart at 034. I'm pretty much sold on them though.
Gonna do stock rings for sure. Recommended mfg'er? Also will the stock AAN windage tray prevent oil starvation during ridiculous donuts and cornering? Not sure I wanna buy one new tho :( Thanks
1991 Audi 200q Holset 1991 Audi 200q Felbaum'd 1988 Audi 5000 TQ
Why not buy rods from Jeff @ FRP? My buddy Adam got a set of SCATs from him for something crazy like $400. Failing that, Marc sells a set of h-beams for less than what 034 is selling SCATs. 034 are... well (to me at least), the vendor of absolute last resort.
The windage tray will help but won't eliminate oil starvation issues. Hank welded a small baffle my stroker oil pan to be used in conjunction with the 7A and AAN baffles, it's on the last page or two of my build thread if you want to have a look.
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Talk to Jeff about SCATs. He'll tell you why he doesn't like using them out of the box. It might not matter for a relatively "low" power build, but it definitely could for the higher revving and more powerful ones, and there is a longevity component to it as well.
Anyway, I'm sure they'll be fine for what you want to accomplish, the point is that if scats have quality issues, imagine what no-name rods are like. They're probably all made in the same factory anyway now that I think about it lol.
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Ya I've read similar claims for manufacturing. I'll call frp tomorrow then. I messaged Marc as well. The rings I'm going with are OEM goettze (sp?) So hopefully that will be good. A mechanic friend says I should hone with 200 grit then use the rolling ball thing for crosshatching. I saw someone else used 200 then 500 and that's it. Not really sure what to do for that.
1991 Audi 200q Holset 1991 Audi 200q Felbaum'd 1988 Audi 5000 TQ
So I know I tend to be the 'throw caution to the wind' kind of guy, but are you having the rods and crank machined to account for the coated rod bearings? I thought they were proven to cause a lot of problems when the bearing tolerances weren't opened up.
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Haha I saw a thread on that. Supposedly where I read it they were saying the coating was "soo thin" it was negledgeable. How do you feel about it I will ask Marc as well
1991 Audi 200q Holset 1991 Audi 200q Felbaum'd 1988 Audi 5000 TQ
So far the rod bearings look good and the cylinder walls too this is the spare motor I bought from Ohio with an unknown record 2 or 3 yrs back. I've decided to ship the block out to my local Machinist for tolerance checking and cleaning.
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I know it's anecdotal, but I wouldn't worry about that too much. It's happened to me, and several others and I never saw the oil pressure drop. Just clean it up and go!
Kevin (Sven) - 1991 200 20vt K24-7400 AAN - 1991 200 20vt Avant K24-7400 VEMS - 1992 Audi V8 5-speed swap + ABZ - 2002 Audi S8 6-speed swap - 1979 Audi Fox quattro 20vt - 2003 RS6 6mt Stage 2
Any of you think getting the block a chem bath might be unadvisable? I need to buy the weird round removal tool for the oil pressure sender "can" and a driver to get to the check valve probably before I send the block out. I've also noticed in the past what appears to be some sort of fiber mesh in the CC breather outlet of the block. It will probably disintegrate in the bath lol. Any thoughts on my worries plz? Maybe I can skip it and just have them deglaze and remove the oil squirter so I don't mangle them. Probably have them tolerance check also for insurance.
Socket is NLA ;(
1991 Audi 200q Holset 1991 Audi 200q Felbaum'd 1988 Audi 5000 TQ
Hah no kidding?! That combo NEVER crossed my mind. I just got home with lots of off brand pine sol tho. Apparently it's pretty bad as for pistons and engine cleaning. Pistons are disassembled and ready for conrods but I'll likely send the rods to the shop for clearance checking without the Pistons on them. So many sexy parts have been arriving If I don't get the results I want with the pineal I'll try the molasses idea. Thanks
1991 Audi 200q Holset 1991 Audi 200q Felbaum'd 1988 Audi 5000 TQ
In a recent poll of middle-aged European motors, 4 out of 5 pistons admitting merely discussing launch control was enough to make them ill.
WTFFF!?
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Yes you read right. 4 out of 5 pistons and cylinder head chamber areas directly next to the intake valves looked as though mice had been chewing on them. Cylinder head is scrap now.
1991 Audi 200q Holset 1991 Audi 200q Felbaum'd 1988 Audi 5000 TQ
not too long before you posted that I had already added the scat rods to my cart at 034. I'm pretty much sold on them though.
