Yes MAHLE pistons bog std but having inlet cut outs, got call from brian today, seems all is not well, he thinks it may not clear the wear at 0.5mm oversize ha ha, so will just be going for +1.0mm if that is the case, he's going to bore it +0.5 first and see what it's like.
The flywheel weight of the std cossie item is mentally high, no doubt more to do with NCH than go go!!
Most of the rear band has gone, just left enough to support the starter ring, on his advice I didn't have it slotted, I trust him he's 68 and started building engines/machining at age 14, got many many winning engines to his name, one costing over £100,000, was for a historic racer, but a lot of stuff made from billet on engine of that one, he's got engine dynos rolling roads etc.
I seem to have lost the 10 thick washers that go under the arp stud/nuts now as can't find anywhere.
GF's car has CL packed up on one door, so got to devote time to that in morning, got moaned at for off roading in me dads 4x4 after he'd just cleaned it ha ha!!
Fix astra then T5 out friday is my plans in morning.
tabetha