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« on: September 27, 2007, 22:05:35 pm »
Hi,

a good friend of mine wants to go this or that way.He has a mild 1586cc with decent headjob,webers,W110 and all that "normal" stuff...Now the pistons need tho be replaced so a good time to go for more cc.

I am a bit curious cause there is a thick and a thin version of the 1678cc Mahle Kit.
I know that the thin 1678cc Kit is not a very good choice but never heard some voices about the thick version,or I forgot it  Wink

Any good advices what way to go ?

Best greetings,

Felix
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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2007, 22:50:30 pm »
You never heard someone saying something about 88 thick walls?

Felix, my old engine used to be a 1678 before I turned it into a 1776 - what I thought it has been before.  Sad But that was the only downside. I used that engine for I guess around 30000 Kilometer wihout any problems. Later on I gave the 88s to Sven in exchange for a swiss cheese fondue!  Cool

Thick walls yes, thin walls no!
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« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2007, 04:20:00 am »
Machine 88's are the Way to Go!!!  Thin Wall 88's run hot and the barrels Crack , CB Performance sells the thick wall 88's
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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2007, 07:33:21 am »
Why not turn it in to an 1776 while you´re at it?  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2007, 07:39:04 am »
If you wanna go with  8)the 88mm's choose the tick wall versions,they are way better then the slip in version like said above here.
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2007, 08:45:55 am »
But as JS said, if you're machining anyway, why not just go for a 1776 (or a 1914!)?
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2007, 14:12:43 pm »
I even would go for 1776 but my friend wants to keep the "halves" together.
That`s even the reason why I never thought about a 1678 combination with only a few bucks more you have a 1776cc !
So I never minded about think thin and so on  Grin

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