Re: 2.1 or 2.2?

[vdub <vdub@voyager.net>]

most definit you would need a bubble block for 2.2 conversion.
Anyone seen a 2.2 dynoed?I know autotech sells it for like 2500$
but no numbers usally they have numbers for all products.
Very strange


At 06:22 AM 7/31/99 EDT, Dsrtwnd16V@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 7/31/99 1:21:11 AM Central Daylight Time, 
>dcewing1@cwix.com writes:
>
><<  A 1.8L to a 2.0-2.2L needs to be clearanced, stroked, etc.  But, a 2.0L 
>to a 2.1 or 2.2 is just a bore job, right?  Or is it anytime you go up 200
cc 
>or more it needs to be clearanced and stroked.  >>
>
>I've always heard that there's barely enough metal in a 1.8 to take it to a 
>2.0...... much less a 2.2.   Right off the bat I think COOLING problem 
>because you're barely going to have any metal left between the cylinder wall 
>& the cooling jackets.  I even think I heard the godly Potterman talking 
>about it this past weeekdend at waterfest If i'm not mistaken. The 
>difference, even just visually, is huge between the sizes of a 1.8 and a 2.0 
>liter PL engine block.  There's a reason why they call the PL 2.0 a "bubble 
>block."  The block just has a lot more metal in it around the cylinders.  HTH
>Dan May
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