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Offline david.h

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8v Stock Internals
« on: 07 January 2011, 10:00 »
How much power can they handle?
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Offline thai-wronghorse

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Re: 8v Stock Internals
« Reply #1 on: 07 January 2011, 10:01 »
why's that, are you thinking turbo?
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Offline Wayne

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Re: 8v Stock Internals
« Reply #2 on: 07 January 2011, 10:03 »
Lots, just use stronger / uprated rod bolts.
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Offline david.h

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Re: 8v Stock Internals
« Reply #3 on: 07 January 2011, 11:00 »
Just wondering :)
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Offline N900 MJT

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Re: 8v Stock Internals
« Reply #4 on: 07 January 2011, 12:56 »
Thread Pirate!

Can they cope with chucking a turbo on? or what about a supercharger?
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Offline MotorPsycho

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Re: 8v Stock Internals
« Reply #5 on: 07 January 2011, 13:21 »
They can, as said use stronger rod bolts they're the first thing to let go, also use a thicker headgasket to drop the compression or you'll quickly say bye bye to your pistons
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Re: 8v Stock Internals
« Reply #6 on: 07 January 2011, 13:32 »
Quote from: MotorPsycho on 07 January 2011, 13:21
They can, as said use stronger rod bolts they're the first thing to let go, also use a thicker headgasket to drop the compression or you'll quickly say bye bye to your pistons

Yep or spacer plate, much better bet is lower comp pistons.
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