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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: ShoulderMan on October 22, 2008, 01:37:31 pm

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: 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

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: zukgod1 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.

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: ShoulderMan 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?

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: jtanguay 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.

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: ShoulderMan 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.

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: arb 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 ?

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: arb on October 23, 2008, 12:11:20 pm

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

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: jtanguay 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?

Title: Main Bearing Girdle
Post by: MJF on October 24, 2008, 01:11:16 am

Later TDIs are with chain oil pumps.
My girdle (http://www.kotinet.com/matti.farm/Scirocco/Moottori/IMG_2594.jpg)