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Title: where can you get stock engine blocks
Post by: loki86 on 22 October 2009, 00:24

i am going to build an engine from ground up but dont know where to find an engine block
i would like a new one...never used if possible :grin:
plan on doing a build thread to see how much hp i can get out of a 2.0 block
but if i cant find a 2.0 block then would be interested in looking at doing a tdi and finding a shell to put it in
i have a guy willing to spot most of the cost if i put his shop name on the car when its done
so this is not a dream question but a i need help please  :nerd: :nerd:

Title: Re: where can you get stock engine blocks
Post by: monzablue16v on 22 October 2009, 00:58

Used to look after the phone system for these guys who supply remanufactured like new engines :)
http://www.vegeuk.com/index.php?a (http://www.vegeuk.com/index.php?a)

Title: Re: where can you get stock engine blocks
Post by: loki86 on 22 October 2009, 01:23

Quote from: monzablue16v on 22 October 2009, 00:58

Used to look after the phone system for these guys who supply remanufactured like new engines :)
http://www.vegeuk.com/index.php?a (http://www.vegeuk.com/index.php?a)

this is the prob. i can use remanned ones but would prefer if i could find a company that has new

Title: Re: where can you get stock engine blocks
Post by: Len on 22 October 2009, 10:45

Probably only VW make em new!

Title: Re: where can you get stock engine blocks
Post by: monzablue16v on 22 October 2009, 14:56

VW only if you want brand new and they ain't cheap either :)

Title: Re: where can you get stock engine blocks
Post by: loki86 on 22 October 2009, 17:54

so vw maybe then will check thanks guys
didnt think they made the old engines but hey cool

Title: Re: where can you get stock engine blocks
Post by: danny_p on 23 October 2009, 01:42

it's the opinion of meany engine builder that old blocks are better to use than new ones ( as long as nothing nasty has happend to it )

they settel a bit as stresses and stuff act on them, so you grt an old block, hot tank it than machene all the faces, tunnel bore the mains the rebore it square to that and imn theory that block will be then optimal and wont settel anymore so will stay spot on

Title: Re: where can you get stock engine blocks
Post by: loki86 on 23 October 2009, 02:23

never thought of it that way and being it would need to be machined out anyway for what i wanna do that would be great
so used block it is

thanks for all the input guys and girls
now off to the scrap yard