Deutz liners and piano wire mod.

[Bad bug]

Hi All,

I am building on paper a 2.7ltr t4 engine with deutz liners to be used as a daily driver has anyone done the piano wire mod to a t4 head and deutz liner before.

[Fasterbrit]

I am very intrigued to know more about this piano wire mod. Do you know what's involved? Cheers

[m.m.p]

Its done on highly stressed watercooled engines to give more of a "bite" into the original head gasket,  make a 1mm wide and 0.8-0.9mm deep groove in the middle of the barrel sealing area and use 1mm wire. This makes a high point for the wire to bed itself in to the metal gasket ring.
 

[Jon]

Why couldn't you just turn down the cylinder to make the same effect? You could actually make it "sharp" too.

[Bad bug]

Its done on highly stressed watercooled engines to give more of a "bite" into the original head gasket,  make a 1mm wide and 0.8-0.9mm deep groove in the middle of the barrel sealing area and use 1mm wire. This makes a high point for the wire to bed itself in to the metal gasket ring.
 

Ok so i would have to use copper head gaskets then, no problem.

[Bad bug]

Why couldn't you just turn down the cylinder to make the same effect? You could actually make it "sharp" too.

Well if this idea was used i would have to do a lot of machining since the Deutz liners are way hard. I think i would want to try the piano wire route.

[Bad bug]

I am very intrigued to know more about this piano wire mod. Do you know what's involved? Cheers

Hey how is the waterboxer doing, haven't heard anything about it since you made a couple of runs at santa pod. By the way can this car be street driven.