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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: sootyperry on March 21, 2008, 08:51:19 am

Title: td pistons
Post by: sootyperry on March 21, 2008, 08:51:19 am

how thick are the crowns of 1.6td pistons? would it be illadvised to skim the crowns a few thousandths to remove valve impressions from a broken timing belt but otherwise good pistons? not high hp just stock td. What about to lower the compression ratio instead of changing the precups for higher boost? too thin?

Title: td pistons
Post by: jimfoo on March 21, 2008, 09:11:19 am

1.9's are appx 1.7 cm thick. I wouldn't think 1.6's are much different. Should be plenty of meat for any skimming.