50 trim in - lot's of smoke from exhaust

[JET]

That is pretty crazy Shane, I was going to make an almost identical post until I saw yours! Don't believe everything Rick says, he is very convincing. You would be better off putting in a stock 6 bolt with stock bore,freshen it up, and put in 2g pistons and new rings. You don't need rods or forged pistons for the power you will be making.

[Kracka]

Also keep in mind a select few people on this board hate Shindley; he has done nothing but great work for many many others (me included).

[Raptor]

I have to say this, I don't hate Rick, I don't agree with a lot of what he does/says but I am sure he would likely say the same fore me. I will say I agree with what JET and Shane posted. Rick has done decent work for many people. The one thing that I will go toe to toe with anyone on is this, you don't put ARP mains in without align honing period. Bad engine building practice. That alone makes me question what else he doesn't know.

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

Sounds like you should get some repair work done on your car before you keep modding it. Slllow down buddy ;)

[Onefast99gsx]

align honing.

Is that the same as line boring?

[Raptor]

yep, with the obvious difference of honing to correct size with a common arbor as opposed to removing a lot of material to change diameter. Same basic concept.

[Onefast99gsx]

Thanks....gotcha. I can see where your statement in post #43 above is very critical then.

[JET]

Yeah, I don't hate Rick either. If anybody should, it should be me. We actually talked it all out a while back. I would send someone there to have a timing belt, tranny rebuild, or something done (and have), but he is WAY behind the times on his modding. Maintenance or a stock rebuild, fine, but performance stuff I would go to a performance shop.

One more thing to think about, Rick is not a licensed shop so you have very limited forms of recourse if something goes wrong.

[Shane@DBPerformance]

I don't hate Rick, but I have talked to him before and he didn't give me the impression that he seems to give most of his customers who might not quite know as much about how an AFC or turbo actually works. He is a person who actually needs to get on somewhere like DSMTalk or Tuners and see how some things actually work in the real world and maybe get out of the mid 90s in his advice.

[howslowcanyougo]

A stock 7-bolt will handle well over 18psi and 150-200whp more than you were probably making.

You saying a 7 bolt can go to 36 psi and 450 HP or just up to 18 psi?

So what can a 6 bolt do?

How about a 2.4? <My next Block, I hope>

I watch my knock like a hawk, <but that's easy with a remap of the knock count to the CEL with Dsmlink!> and always run only mobil1.

I have a A/T on my 7 bolt which I hear reduces the C/W odds, but that berring #3 statement makes me a bit nervous.

Is there really a big limitation on just how far you can go with a 7 bolt before she deeps 6's compared to pushing a 6 bolt?

So just when can I expect my 7 bolt motor also implode into another mangled pile of DSM shit?

TIA.....


PS: Both Rick and Mike have done great work for "me and my Tsi! the past couple years" I am now here only to learn and drive, which I can't do very well either!