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| jmargush |
 Jan 19 2026, 07:22 PM
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Is there a value/ market for used pistons and cylinders?
Particularly 1.8 Or is it just as good to scrap them for aluminum and steel $? |
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| Jack Standz |
Jan 22 2026, 10:50 AM
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QUOTE(friethmiller @ Jan 20 2026, 09:50 AM)  QUOTE(jmargush @ Jan 19 2026, 07:22 PM) Is there a value/ market for used pistons and cylinders? Particularly 1.8 Or is it just as good to scrap them for aluminum and steel $? Original German cylinders are valuable and should NOT be scrapped. My old 1.8 cylinders are currently being bored to 96mm. Can’t help you on price though, sorry. Please let us know how it works out when you get them back and you measure them. Who is doing the work and the cost too please. Started assembling parts for a 2.3 liter and have been toying with the idea of boring the cylinders myself, not so much to save $$, but to control the process and (hopefully) end up with good cylinders. Not sure how feasible boring them myself will be. The metallurgy and quality of original cylinders is supposed to be far superior to currently available new cylinders. |
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jmargush Used pistons and cylinders value Jan 19 2026, 07:22 PM
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Did t... Jan 21 2026, 10:18 PM Superhawk996
Cost effective? Compared to what? The cheap/in... Jan 22 2026, 09:52 AM porschetub Scrap sorry ...thats the way it is ,cheers. Jan 21 2026, 06:11 PM Jamie
Scrap sorry ...thats the way it is ,cheers.
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I'm l... Jan 22 2026, 08:37 AM Ninja The original poster's question...
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Cost effective? Compared to what? The cheap/i... Jan 22 2026, 10:37 AM Ninja
I have been known to carve pistons from time to t... Jan 22 2026, 10:38 AM Superhawk996
The metallurgy and quality of original cylinders... Jan 22 2026, 11:07 AM mepstein My opinion, unless you have a use for them now, th... Jan 22 2026, 10:59 AM Ninja :agree:
Yes, the Chinese HAVE the technology to ... Jan 22 2026, 11:48 AM Superhawk996
If it says "Made in China" it needs t... Jan 22 2026, 01:14 PM Aayala I was also going to ask this question, but in my c... Jan 22 2026, 12:48 PM Jack Standz
The metallurgy and quality of original cylinder... Jan 22 2026, 01:13 PM Ninja Ninja #1 golden rule!
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