Re: beginning the 2.0 swap - to balance or not to balance....? (long)

["Craig Williams" <roccolister@hotmail.com>]

Jeff,

My opinion is if you are going to tear down the block then you should have
everything balanced. When I rebuilt my 2.0 bottom end I had this done at a
shop out here in the East Bay Area and it only cost about $200 if I remember
correctly. However, as you've touched upon, this lead to me doing much, much
more. New pistons, higher compression, P&P head, cams, springs, retainers,
etc., etc. But, the engine that I started with had over 100,000 miles on it,
so it needed to be rebuilt.

If I found one with only 20,000 miles on it like yours, I would have just
bolted a head on it and installed it.

HTH -- Craig Williams
1981 Scirocco S 2008cc 16V (As seen in 01-2001 Sport Compact Car)
1991 Passat Wagon 2.0 16V (For Wife & Son)
2000 Saab Viggen (20 psi, Turbo charged monster)
Northern California, USA


----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Toomasson <jtoomasson@yahoo.com>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2001 10:07 AM
Subject: beginning the 2.0 swap - to balance or not to balance....? (long)


> ...that is the question.
>
> Just picked up my 2.0 shortie yesterday (thx Ben
> Patterson) with only 20k on it. From what I've been
> reading, and I've only been back in the land of
> Sciroccos for a couple of months (have owned 4 A1s and
> one Conv. Rabiit), the way to go is to balance. But I
> wonder if I should just leave well enough alone - the
> block is relatively new. And if I do crack into the
> block to balance, should I raise the compression?
> Over-bore?
>
> Truth be told, I want the car to be lively, yet
> reliable (it's tough to compare to my E30 M3 (which is
> for sale)). And as much as I would like to do the work
> myself (from an enjoyment AND cost standpoint), I just
> can't envision myself with that kind of time.
>
> So, if i have to spend just to get the block installed
> (not to mention all the goodies - intake cam, fuel
> box, exhaust, clutch), I don't see how I can afford to
> do all that stuff to the block...
>
> Does anyone know people in the Bay Area who are
> particularly inclined to do the balancing (good vs.
> reasonably inexpensive)? And what are everyone's
> recommendations/experiences with the 2.0 swap?
>
> I'd really appreciate the feedback - thx, JT
>
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