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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: vdubajgti on 11 July 2006, 21:34

Title: Blueprinted Engine
Post by: vdubajgti on 11 July 2006, 21:34

Hi, I have never understood what a 'blueprinted' engine is and it's affects. Anybody help? Cheers

Title: Re: Blueprinted Engine
Post by: ...joe on 12 July 2006, 08:22

it pretty much means that all the components have been all balanced, lightened and chosen to maximise their performance reliability and to work with each other as best as can be. factory engines are in some way a compromise of making them work and making them cheap to produce.

not quite sure where the term blueprinted comes from but essentially its a rebuild taking every component into account, rather than using whats already there...... that was a crap expaination!!

edit: not vw's but might be worth reading....

http://members.iconn.net/~bobsauto/tech_talk.htm

Title: Re: Blueprinted Engine
Post by: rubjonny on 12 July 2006, 08:45

Blueprinting actually means, building all the engine components & tollerences to the exact engine specifications, i.e. what is on the 'blueprints'
Any mass produced engine will differ slightly from these, they will be close enough to the specifications to work fine, but not exactly right ;)

Title: Re: Blueprinted Engine
Post by: Judderi on 13 July 2006, 11:24

Agreed. I used to have a class website saved that explained all types of engine mods but have lost it. It was a company in Northallerton. I had a good look but cant find it anymore.