Holy baaaaaaaalls this is amazing lol. Sounds so great. Way to go.

Yeah some majorly awesome progress going on in here.

Dad's toying with a pared-down basic AAN build now that the 07k is not happening. Rung what ya brung... I mean it would still have an RS2 trans, 7a stage 4 flywheel/clutch setup, the big turbo and spool valve, ID 1000s, etc. and maybe a set of rods :lol:

It's too nice of a car to just leave sit in ...

Updates!?

Wow. The car is looking fantastic Ben, that strut brace looks beautiful. I like those wheels a lot. This car makes me want to pick up my phone and text Ross....

PRY4SNO wrote:Issam has been one of the better parts manufacturers and suppliers I've dealt with in the old-school Audi scene over the years. Great guy, great parts, great prices. Not much to not like.

Pretty much

Wow. Yuck lol

Purdy... the coolant passages in the block are awesome - are they going in the head as well? Dad wanted to do that very much on his "to be" stroker build.

Yup - as long as there's good oil pressure, I wouldn't worry about that too much just yet.

Interesting! So no big/custom cams then. Definitely don't like the idea of coolant hitting brakes, yuck!

Soooooo Hank posted a dyno vid on Instagram....

Damn. Looks beast. Definitely perfect for a TDI swap.

Short deck stroker is just stock AAN block with either a 95.5mm crank or 92.8mm crank, 144mm rods, and shortened (wrist pin to piston top) pistons.

Regarding ignition timing, honestly I would get it running before messing with anything. You'll likely only need to make changes under high load, so I would get it up and running with what you know will make it run and then worry about fine tuning. If you leave it on spring pressure at least to ...

Yep. You need like 4 wires for the engine to run IIRC. It's insane lol.

I wrote a reply but it got baleeted somehow.

Did you at least pull the Merc before kablammo? I dunno about the short deck + 95.5 crank... its gonna be a revkiller. Would it be enough to change cam profiles? I dunno. Just something to think about. I'd try to find the unicorn 92.8 crank if I was you.

After owning an ALH for a few years and now a BEW... I would go ALH hands down. Why the fuck would I want injectors in the head plus wiring and EUGHHH fuck that. Just my $.02. I can't wait to get out of this fucking BEW Jetta. Just not my jam I guess.

Nice! I'm driving the same thing while I'm here in Nicaragua. 97 red taco with the 2.7L. It's such a slow piece of shit but otherwise I actually really like the truck. It's super simple, easy to work on, it's just that I don't speak the language here and getting parts is difficult. When the one I'm ...

That would be a dream! Amazing... congratulations!

hmmm

^^^ agree on measuring first to be sure.

When I sent my TDI block to Hank, he was very diligent and measured everything just to be sure. Good thing, because he noticed the cc on the combustion chamber wasn't quite right with the supplied pistons and rods. Long story short, he deduced (via plenty ...

purdy. Downpipe looks sex. Is that a log manifold or RS2 evo? Can't tell from the pic

Oh, sorry. I meant that "Marcel is me old man," as in, he's my dad. Hahaha. But yes I remember him going down to my sister's with a bunch of stuff just before Christmas. Or after Christmas? I can't remember now. Always great to see it go to forum members!

Hey that's a great save with the timing belt, yikes! Bumper looks pretty good (Marcel is me old man). I think it's time for me to get rid of the Jetta and into an S car again. Need some 5zyl in my life.

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Sorry, the sarcasm clearly didn't translate on that one. I meant to imply that I was questioning whether 630whp is fast. Like how can I just take someone's word that 630whp is fast - unbelievable!!