VW 2.0litre 16v cutaway pictures.

[Brian.G]

Done for the future reference of all engine gurus worldwide.
Should answer all questions in respect to how far out the 2.0l block can be taken to.

Here we go now, enjoy!

Engine code 6A.

[Brian.G]

Green surfaces are VW factory faces, red surfaces are my own cut surface ground faces.
And the all important measurements>
Bore 82.50mm
Stroke 92.80mm
Average wall thickness of block through out(non high load areas)> 6.00mm.
Distance between bores taken with a high quality vernier callipers> 5.72mm.
Average main oil way gallery's diameter> 12.30mm.
Oil feed to head, average diameter> 5.60mm.
Distance from bore wall to root of oil squirter thread> 3.20mm. (''root measurement'' as in root of the thread of banjo bolt that holds squirter in place)
Minimum bore wall thickness> 4.44mm, max 7.80mm.
Average deck thickness, pretty uniform throughout>minimum measurement> 16.00mm
Bridge piece across water passage at number 1 and 4 cylinder> 10mm high x 17mm wide.
Block featured is a standard bore 2.0L 16v 6A external water pump forged crank(this had one?) type block with approx 150k miles.
I hope these pictures and specs help everyone who is thinking of or in the process of building a great engine.
I also hope these pictures will put peoples minds at ease with any doubts they may be having when it comes to boring these babies out or planing the deck, tapping oilways for remote supplies, dry sumping,etc.

Points to note are>
The bridge across water passage which is not in the 1.8T block as seen in this section too.
The mould bridge stabiliser seen between the 2 cylinders, fitted at time of casting to aid stability to cores im sure.
The general beefiness of the entire block compared to the AUG 1.8T.
Casting is solid between main bearing carrier and base of bore.
I stand by all of the above measurements.

[Peter Jones]

Wow!

Thankyou.

Pete

[twin eng, twin turbs]

Thats some great pics and info their , well done.

[h100vw]

Man, you have to be careful with angle grinders in the garage. They can do some real damage!

Gavin

[roccodingo]

The mould bridge stabiliser seen between the 2 cylinders, fitted at time of casting to aid stability to cores im sure.

This is called a chaplet, it fuses to the molten iron in the casting process if all goes right. Yes, it is to stop core shift as the liquid metal flows through the mold.

great piccies and info Brian, Can you tell more of the story why this came about, must be a good hand grenaded engine somewhere for you to get to this point !!

[Brian.G]

It came about really from a long history working with VWs and how to pull the most hp from them.
Ive had many VW engines and have build plenty too including the 16vg60.
These pictures/idea above came into play for my new engine build, a 16v n/a engine.
I plan to take the very most i can out of this engine to get what i want so these cutaways were the most thing i needed to see whats what in there and what sizes stuff is in there.
So this weekend I did the above and go all the info i needed, posting to share that info with everyone who shares the same great curse as I do
I have also posted the full set of head cutaway pictures in this section too.

[Preen59]

Excellent work mate. Thanks!

[Brian.G]

Glad you like it

[49thdiver]

Thanks for all the hard work.
I joined this forum as a result, great to see this kind of contribution to the knowledge base for all of us to learn.
I am thinking about possibly adding squirters to an old ME block if it does not have them already (waiting for the block to show up next week). I have read elsewhere that it might have the holes but are capped off, I have not been able to confirm this.
Seeing your cutaway images helps me understand what I need to do to accomplish this if I have to drill and tap the block.

Anyone any comments on cutting notches at the top of the curve on the rod bearing, a number of folks seem to do this mod to improve cooling of the piston in absence of squirters.

Thanks again Brian G.