Author Topic: Main Bearing Girdle (Read 2671 times)

ShoulderMan · « **on:** October 22, 2008, 01:37:31 pm »

Does anyone know if this will fit on the 1.6l Diesel?

www.eurospecsport.com/products/components/main-bearing-girdles.htm

Part# 049-198-601-mbg

Thanks

-Ron

zukgod1 · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2008, 01:48:55 pm »

Why?

The bottom end isnt the weak link here.

I mean it's cool and all but for $500.00 you could have ALL your internal parts paid for.

ShoulderMan · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2008, 02:24:27 pm »

Never hurts to have too much insurance. I figure if im going to rebuild the block from top to bottom, and turbo it, it cant hurt.
I should beable to pick that up for about $100 less.

What is or where is the weak link in the 1.6l?

jtanguay · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2008, 02:25:07 pm »

yea.. unless you plan on going above 200 whp, the bottom end holds up real well. instead buy some ARP main & rod studs for a fraction of the cost (it will reduce power robbing flex)

andy2 made a main girdle for his 1.9 beast. if you search hard enough you can find it. it's under his compound thread.

ShoulderMan · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2008, 03:11:38 pm »

it looks as if thoes pictures have expired.
would have been nice to have seen.

seems the head is the weakest link.

arb · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2008, 10:33:30 am »

Did you notice the Eurospec Main Bearing Girdles is for I-4 with chain driven oil pumps. Our IDI VW's are not chain driven. Are the TDI flavors ?

arb · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2008, 12:11:20 pm »

Ah, I must have been up too late with the project :-D

jtanguay · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2008, 01:08:23 pm »

aren't some of the new PD/CR engines chain driven oil pumps??? or driven off a gear of the crank?

MJF · « **Reply #8 on:** October 24, 2008, 01:11:16 am »

Later TDIs are with chain oil pumps.
My girdle

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