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| DaveO90s4 |
 May 15 2016, 04:28 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 149 Joined: 26-April 16 From: Australia Member No.: 19,935 Region Association: None  |
I see the above supplier has all sorts of 'goodies' to build a more powerful type 4 engine. The exchange rate $A to $US, plus freight, makes anything ex US pretty expensive in Aus. So even more important to not make an error.
I don't want to start any flaming, but would welcome views about their product quality. Feel free to PM me if you'd rather not reply via this forum. Many thanks Dave Brisbane Aus |
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| Valy |
May 15 2016, 10:04 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,676 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 11,573 Region Association: Northern California |
There are 2 different AA: one makes/imports engine components (pistons, cylinders, cranks). The other one is in Atlanta and opinions are split on them.
I guess you're asking about the first. They have decent quality products. I've used their pistons and cylinders set. You will probably want a new camshaft as well when you rebuild the engine. Your old one may look OK but I bet is not. Look for a small recession in the middle of the lobes. Try webcams for cams. Good luck with the build! |
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| worn |
May 15 2016, 10:30 AM
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can't remember Group: Members Posts: 3,156 Joined: 3-June 11 From: Madison, WI Member No.: 13,152 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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QUOTE(Valy @ May 15 2016, 08:04 AM)  There are 2 different AA: one makes/imports engine components (pistons, cylinders, cranks). The other one is in Atlanta and opinions are split on them. I guess you're asking about the first. They have decent quality products. I've used their pistons and cylinders set. You will probably want a new camshaft as well when you rebuild the engine. Your old one may look OK but I bet is not. Look for a small recession in the middle of the lobes. Try webcams for cams. Good luck with the build! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) |
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| porschetub |
May 15 2016, 03:33 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,702 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(DaveO90s4 @ May 15 2016, 10:28 PM) I see the above supplier has all sorts of 'goodies' to build a more powerful type 4 engine. The exchange rate $A to $US, plus freight, makes anything ex US pretty expensive in Aus. So even more important to not make an error. I don't want to start any flaming, but would welcome views about their product quality. Feel free to PM me if you'd rather not reply via this forum. Many thanks Dave Brisbane Aus You can't tell me anything about freight charges....been there and had that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) . I would questimate you would pay atleast $200AD to get a barrel and piston set to Aussie. However you could buy your bearing,gasket set ,etc in the US and look around for someone selling a piston kit in Australia. Your other option may be to find a freight forward company or share space in a container with someone importing a car for instance....slow but cheap. Have you looked at kokoparts on ebay? they retail AA stuff. Good luck. |
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| Dave_Darling |
May 15 2016, 05:42 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,990 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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I have heard that quality on the AA P&Cs is hit or miss. People usually take time to measure all of the parts carefully, and some of them have had issues. AA has been good about sending new parts, but that's not as much help when you're paying shipping and import duties...
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| r_towle |
May 15 2016, 08:50 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,584 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States
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Umm,
AA is an Asian company. Take a look at alibaba and see if you can get it from the source, or at least not bothering to ship it here, then back again... Rich |
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| Jonathan Livesay |
May 16 2016, 11:04 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 742 Joined: 13-March 10 From: La Canada CA Member No.: 11,461 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Dave_Darling @ May 15 2016, 04:42 PM) I have heard that quality on the AA P&Cs is hit or miss. People usually take time to measure all of the parts carefully, and some of them have had issues. AA has been good about sending new parts, but that's not as much help when you're paying shipping and import duties... --DD My VW mechanic/engine builder friend will use everything from AA Performance except their piston rings. He always replaces those with Grant rings on new sets when he builds an engine with them. |
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