IE 06A 1.8T Crankshaft Girdle Kit

Making over 600HP? Protect your 1.8T 06A block from flexing, cracking, or failure under extreme RPM or high horsepower applications. The IE girdle kit will help protect your race engine from severe main bearing wear or even a broken crank.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

This girdle kit uses a 1/4” steel plate to bolt on the underside of your block to reinforce it and prevent from flexing under high power use. The girdle plate bolts to all of the main journals, using the supplied extended-length ARP main stud kit. It is then sandwiched between the block and the oil pan to keep the block from flexing. This kit includes all lengthened hardware needed to install the girdle plate using OE main caps and girdle spacers.

PRODUCT FEATURES

1/4" steel girdle plate for ultimate stability
Reinforces engine block and main caps
Protects mains, bearings, crank, and block from flexing
For use with extreme HP and high RPM
Manufactured and engineered in the USA

INCLUDED WITH KIT

IE Zinc plated girdle plate
IE Spec ARP main stud kit
Extended hardware for the oil pan
Extended transmission bolts
Installation instructions

REQUIRES MACHINE WORK

Girdle plates require machine work and precise measurements for correct installation, this should be performed by a certified engine technician. The main caps will need to be line honed by an engine machine shop with the supplied IE Spec ARP studs installed and the nuts torqued to ensure journal circularity. The girdle spacers will need to be measured and machined flat between the girdle plate and engine block surface. The tolerance for the gap between the girdle plate and block is 0.001”

VEHICLE FITMENT

Audi - A4 1996-2001 (B5 - B5.5) 1.8T 20V (late 06A internal water pump engines only)
Audi - A4 2002-2005 (B6) 1.8T 20V engines
Audi - A6 1998-2004 (C5) 1.8T 20V engines
Audi - A6 Allroad 1998-2004 (C5) 1.8T 20V engines
Audi - TT 2000-2006 (MK1 - 8N) 1.8T 20V engines
Audi - A3 1996-2003 (MK1 - 8L) 1.8T 20V engines
Audi - S3 1996-2003 (MK1 - 8L) 1.8T 20V engines
VW - Golf 1999-2005 (MK4) 1.8T 20V engines
VW - GTI 1999-2005 (MK4) 1.8T 20V engines
VW - Jetta & Jetta GLI 1999-2005 (MK4) 1.8T 20V engines
VW - Passat 1998-2005 (B5 - B5.5) (late 06A internal water pump engines only)
VW - Beetle 1998-2011 (1C - 9C - 1Y) 1.8T 20V engines