[Will98D]

A lot of you want to crap all over what V6914 has to say either because you drive your car a lot and need the longevity of a $6k rebuild, or you are interested in some academic-like discussion of ideal solutions. What about a constructive answer like "Total Seal rings are no good, but use X and this could work better". Fact is, a lot of the people that own these cars don't drive more than a few thousand miles a year, and a significant bump in hp for a couple grand looks pretty attractive. I, too, would like to see some dyno results, but if I could go this route with the crank and rods, bore my 93mm cylinders to 96, and end up with a 50+% bump in hp (the 1.8 is only 76 to start, less with wear) then that wouldn't be such a bad thing. At 2 - 3,000 miles a year if the thing lasts 15 - 20k then I'll likely tire of the car long before the engine gives up the ghost.