Bottom end casing

[Andyman]

Are these available on their own and if so what kind of price?

Bought a engine years back with a cracked water housing so all the internal components are fine, just not the block casing.

Wayyyy in the future id like to build up a stronger low compression bottom end.

 

[Andyman]

anyone ?

 

[BenR]

you mean the block?

 

[ditz]

and you mean high compression? unless you are wanting to boost it??

engine scrap tbh you want to change the CR so you'll be left with a crank and conrods meaning you'd need a new block and pistons of your choice etc just start with a decent engine

 

[Andyman]

The block i mean. The block i have is cracked basically but i want to know if you can buy the block minus pistons, crack, oil pump etc basically just the external shell?

Im guessing that its going to be far easier buying a complete bottom end in tact, stripping it down and working from there?

Just dreams for the future lol but yeah it would be low compression.

 

[sideways danny]

I think i'd prefer to build with a used block TBH. When they've been used for a while they naturalise and are in a less stressed state through heat cycling. With modern manufacturing it's much less of a concern, probably no difference in a modern engine, but it still occurs in my head that it's better