Best Rods for AMK 1.8T engine

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  1. kells Forum Member

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    what rods can you recommend me for my AMK ?

    also price ?

    cheers
     
  2. badger5

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    Ie ones.. 299 non rifle drilled, 399 for rifle drilled (advised by me)
    +vat and delivery
     
  3. kells Forum Member

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    cheers for the reply, what is the riffle drilling best for, i know the OEM ones have this but am i gonna hit any problems running Non riffle drilled type.. car is daily driver, 40 odd thousand miles on the engine
     
  4. badger5

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    lube the small end.. in my experience, non-rifled cannot be relied upon to keep small end pin wear down... they develop rattles over time.
    several guys I know have had this and changed to rifle drilled instead.
     
  5. Camille Saint New Member

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    /AMK is the same deal....dont know why the engine code BAM has become a more desired engine...all have small port heads, con rods made of ... a AGU or one of the cheaper 1.8t engines with a K03 and not so much hype.
     
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    Yeah I agree, I suspect the hype surrounds the fact that the BAM is '225 bhp' which get's everyone excited but most people know it's down to the management (and a KO4). An AGU is a lot better choice for big power as larger ports, bigger gudgeon pins etc. AGU for me all day long.
     
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    Yeah I agree, I suspect the hype surrounds the fact that the BAM is '225 bhp' which get's everyone excited but most people know it's down to the management (and a KO4). An AGU is a lot better choice for big power as larger ports, bigger gudgeon pins etc. AGU for me all day long.
     
  8. carlg Forum Member

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    yep plus an agu is normally half or less of the price.... the last 20vt engine i picked up was a long block from a alhambra for (AJH) 60 lol
     
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