<<<Ummm.... It costs NO more to make a bigger jug or piston or a longer
throwcrank if you are already changing them a "little"..so that doesn't hold
water(like the head gaskets!)The "unbalanced washer" STILL doen't account for
the rods...sorry...I'll put the pile of cranks I've ground next to the pile
that you've groundand we'll compare...I'm gunna stop now..but some of your
arguments seem to be in defence ofsomething that you've done and are happy
with..and I agree that the engine issmoother and will live longer with a
"fully" counterweighted crank..I HAVEused them and they are a *good idea*..>>>

No,  it does cost VW MORE to add extra material, change stock dimensions:
mold remakes, retooling, redesign, etc.  They change parts from metal to
plastic to save weight and money. They put on ONLY what is absolutely
necessary and not any more...Remember they are doing 100s of thousands of
engines not one and costs add up...  American Airlines eliminated one olive
from their first class salads and saved $40,000 a year.

The crank flex does not need to be much to cause premature bearing wear.  It
is the rod coming down on the crank at a slight angle to perpendicular that
starts the wear.

<<<Umm how many people are tired of this? It's WAY beyond what most owners
needto know...>>>

You might be tired, but what I am doing is trying to let others that want to
keep the WBX engine, that they need to know to treat the CAUSE of the problem
and not the symptom, to get extended life out of their engine and NOT have
the oil pressure problems due to worn bearings at higher mileage.

Robert