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February-11th-2003, 08:32 AM

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carguycw

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Originally posted by Installshield
Jesse, this is a little off the subject but a friend of mine asked about this. Is it true that the BP was considerably heavier than the FS. We both know that it is extremely strong, but is it extremely heavy or just average.

I don't know exactly how the weights of the BP and FS compare, but I CAN tell you that a BP is VERY heavy for a modern 1.8L 4-cylinder, for the same reason that it's so strong- it uses an old school, closed-deck, fully reinforced cast iron cylinder block. Closed-deck + fully reinforced = no flexy cylinder sleeves.

February-11th-2003, 11:21 AM

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Pitlab77

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Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: SW (Ft.bend/alief) houston

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i've seen BPs hold 300 to 400 at the wheels in stock form.

The closer to 400 the lower the life expectency i have seen. The rods seem to be what goes. The do last quite a while though