Megasquirt in my 16v by JonnyPhenomenon

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I have a schematic to build one of those. it wouldnt be any bigger than the led bar itself so I could hide it just about anywhere. 

So my parts came in yesterday... - the fuel rail and the tps throttle body. - Im hoping I can clean them up a bit. 

I have a question: what do most people use to clean up grungy metal parts? what kind of chemical can be used to strip all of the ugliness and leave the part with that "new metal" look?

on another side note:

thanks to Mainer0311, I have found the 2.0 block I want to use for my build. He's local, and will deliver! 

of course this will mean my o2 sensor has to wait a few more weeks. 

6-18-2008

thanks for the tip punchbug. I was actually considering getting the wideband first, and almost clicked "puchase" too, but I ended up needing the money somewhere else that week.  

I did manage to track down a 2.0 block for it finally, with all of the rest of the engine still attached. Im in the proccess or stripping it down right now. its a bit rusty tho... is rust bad for a block? shouldnt I just be able to strip it all off and give it a nice engine enamel spray and be good to go?

7-9-2008

yeah update on that, tyhe bores were all pretty badly rusted. they were siezed in there pretty bad. I was able to finally get them out tho. 

I pulled the crank out from the bottom, and then tapped the pistons down some, sprayed the walls with pblaster and ran a cylinder hone through it. 

then I was able to pull the pistons up through. I dont have a very good workspace tho, so working on the block is a pain. Im going to bring it to work and start the cleanup proccess there. I might have these bored out and throw some bigger pistons in there, but I dont know....

the cost for all this stuff just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

question: whats the best place to get pistons and rods and bearings for one of these things? 

are the connecting rods in a 1.8 the same as they are in a 2.0?

for some clarification:

according to a bildon, worldimpex and my very knowledgeable friend Tony, the rods do appear to be the same between the 16v KR/PL and the 9a. 

just so we dont spread any confusing or innacurate information, can anyone else confirm or deny the compatability between these parts?

looks like the 2l ABA uses the longer rods.

http://www.bildon.com/catalog/...av=63