Re: G-60] 2.0 conversion

["Randy B" <scirokn81@email.msn.com>]

Kevin posted this a couple day's ago so I had a friend send it to the
Corrado list and this is what came back.
HTH
Randy

Original question posted:

For you gurus out there, here is a good one.  A customer
called wanting to upgrade to a 2.0L  in his Corrado.  I don't know alot
about Corrado's so I said it shouldn't be too difficult.  He said that the
crank in the G60 motor is special and whatever motor is used in the
conversion needs to have the same 'treatment' done to the crank that is
used.  Does ANYONE know anything about this?  I thought the 2.0L 16v block
with low compression pistons would be ideal with the piston squirters and
all, but this crank thing has me stumped!!  Any help is appreciated!!
TIA!!

teclis@wt.net writes:
>ALL components are forged ..but the even the 16v's are too most confuse
this
>thinking the have a god made part. 16v's are forged AND the bearing ect
have
>the oil holes wich were left off of some g60's ...early rod knock ect


jonwatts@yahoo.com writes:
>This has come up before. I was told by at least one person that all
>watercooled VW's for quite a few years now have had forged
>crankshafts. The difference in the G60 motor is that the pistons are
>forged also (plus oil squirters as mentioned in the guy's post), as
>is true for almost all blown engines.
>
>Not sure how you could verify this without just asking a lot of
>people and taking a concensus.


G60racer@aol.com writes:
>G60 has the same forged 86.4mm crank as in every other VW made since 1977.
>You can put in the forged 92.5mm crank to stroke it to 2.0L, but it
requires
>a little work on the block to give it clearance.

Justin_Platt@earthtech.com writes:
>The 8v Corrado engine uses a heat treated and hardened head and crank.
>They're just stronger then the usual VW engine parts. That's really all
>there is to it...


vdb@postmark.net writes:
>The Corrado G60 crank is forged, making it *very* strong. I *think*
>the others are just cast.
>
>And, no, you cannot take a cast crank and make it into
>a forged crank. It's a totally different process.





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