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you can actually run 94 p & c in a type 3 without problems...the key is to match everything and keep the CR in check. > 92mm cylinders are to thin for a daily driven T3! They will distort > due to heat (T3 cooling does not seem to be as effecient) and this > will cause premature failure. Read Gene Bergs info on piston/cylinder > sizing. He very shortly mentions that T3 should use thick wall > cylinders. From my research, 90.5mm cylinders are the biggest usable > size that will last. As far as stroke or crank size, I have not > discovered any info that relates this to heat, except you will > have to > pay attention to your dynamic compression with long stroke engines. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org