CALLING ALL 2056 engine owner/builders, survey for past AND future 2056 builders Options

[orange914]

i am interested in the REAL world cost and issues incured by others who have built these motors. i recently finished one and so far am extreemly happy with how strong and smooth it runs. there where issues as with alot of things but after working thru them, all is well. my 2056 probably has a bit more done to it than most 2056 builds, that may account for the successful outcome BUT maybe not. from what i've seen this is a highly sucessful combination.

don't be shy and tell us what ALL was done and your detailed experiance with building/driving it. this could be a great help for past and present 2056 builds.

if there is interest i'll make another poll on presures and temp.'s

mike (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)

EDIT MCMARK: Added "No Problems"

[Bleyseng]

The "Best" way is to reuse your 94mm cylinders and have them bored out! The steel is much better quality than the stuff out there. If you are taking apart a engine be careful not to damage the cylinder fins etc...
You pack them up and send them to Raby and have them bored out properly to match the 96mm pistons...go for the J&E's if you can afford it.
If you are planning on buying the pistons separately then you have to have some shop bore them out and hone the cylinders in a clamping fixture to torque em into shape to the correct tolerances...

AA are ok for a bus engine but....also I am running those in my Westy for now.

[realred914]

The "Best" way is to reuse your 94mm cylinders and have them bored out! The steel is much better quality than the stuff out there. If you are taking apart a engine be careful not to damage the cylinder fins etc...
You pack them up and send them to Raby and have them bored out properly to match the 96mm pistons...go for the J&E's if you can afford it.
If you are planning on buying the pistons separately then you have to have some shop bore them out and hone the cylinders in a clamping fixture to torque em into shape to the correct tolerances...

AA are ok for a bus engine but....also I am running those in my Westy for now.

whats the good thing with J and E's???? you indicate they are expensive. what is the good thing about them?

I have heard about AA for Wasserboxers, that they are not made right with wrong wrist pin hole spacing , resulting in a low compression dog motor , then i heard they moved the pin hole, but changed teh tops so they became overly high compression hand grenade pistons (or visa versa) at any rate they got a bad name for wasserboxer owners. so for that reason I'd stay away from them unless I hear other wise