CTS Turbo Connecting Rods VW & Audi 144x21 Rifle Drilled | Fits MK6/B8 2.0T EA888 Gen 1 & 2 With Aftermarket Pistons

We are excited to announce our 144x21 rifle drilled drop-in connecting rods forMK6/B8 2.0T EA888 Gen 1 & 2 designed to work with aftermarket pistons. Our connecting rods have been engineered for larger turbo and boost applications while maintaining reliability.

Rifle Drilled

All CTS connecting rods are rifle drilled as standard.

Honing

All big and small end bores are honed in house on precision equipment to exacting tolerances.

Quality Control

All connecting rods are put through a stringent quality control process including measuring all critical dimensions on our state of the art CMM (coordinate measuring machine). All connecting rods are matched in weights +/- 1 gram.

ARP Bolts

All CTS Turbo connecting rods come standard with genuine ARP 2000 rod bolts.

Product Specifications

• Center to Center: 144mm
• Wrist Pin Diameter: 21mm
• Big End Journal Width: 21.90mm
• Wrist Pin Style: Non-tapered
• Big End Journal Diameter: 50.60mm
• Rod Bolt Dimensions: 3/8"

Fitment

• Audi - A4 2009-2015 (B8 - B8.5) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• Audi - A4 Allroad 2009-2015 (B8 - B8.5) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• Audi - A5 2008-2015 (B8 - B8.5) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• Audi - Q5 2008-2015 (8R) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• Audi - A6 2012-2015 (C7 - C7.5) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• Audi - TT 2008-2015 (MK2 - 8J) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• Audi - A3 2006-2013 (MK2 - 8P) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• Audi - Q3 2011-2015 (8U) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• VW - GTI 2006-2009 (MK5) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• VW - GTI 2010-2014 (MK6) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• VW - Jetta & Jetta GLI 2010-2014 (MK6) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• VW - Jetta SportWagen 2011-2014 (MK6) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• VW - CC 2009-2015 (3C8) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• VW - Passat 2006-2010 (B6) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• VW - EOS 2006-2015 (1F7) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*
• VW - Beetle 2011-2015 (MK2) 2.0T TSI EA888 Gen 1 & 2 engines*

*ENGINE CODES: CCTA, CCZA, CCZB, CBF, CBFA, CAEB

This part also goes by the following cross reference.

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Fits These Vehicles 29 applications

A3

Make	Model	Engine	Years
AUDI	A3		2006–2013
AUDI	A3 (8P)		2006–2013

EOS

Make	Model	Engine	Years
VW	EOS		2006–2015
VW	EOS (MK1)		2006–2015

GTI

Make	Model	Engine	Years
VW	GTI		2006–2014
VW	GTI (MK5)		2006–2009
VW	GTI (MK6)		2010–2014

PASSAT

Make	Model	Engine	Years
VW	PASSAT		2006–2010
VW	PASSAT (B6)		2006–2010

TT

Make	Model	Engine	Years
AUDI	TT		2008–2015
AUDI	TT (8J)		2008–2015

A5

Make	Model	Engine	Years
AUDI	A5		2008–2015
AUDI	A5 (B8/8.5)		2008–2015

CC

Make	Model	Engine	Years
VW	CC		2009–2015
VW	CC (MK1)		2009–2015

A4

Make	Model	Engine	Years
AUDI	A4		2009–2015
AUDI	A4 (B8/8.5)		2009–2015

Q5

Make	Model	Engine	Years
AUDI	Q5		2009–2015
AUDI	Q5 (B8/8.5)		2009–2015

JETTA

Make	Model	Engine	Years
VW	JETTA		2010–2014
VW	JETTA (MK6)		2010–2014

JETTA GLI

Make	Model	Engine	Years
VW	JETTA GLI		2010–2014
VW	JETTA GLI (MK6)		2010–2014

BEETLE

Make	Model	Engine	Years
VW	BEETLE		2011–2015
VW	BEETLE (MK2)		2011–2015

Q3

Make	Model	Engine	Years
AUDI	Q3		2011–2015
AUDI	Q3 (8U)		2011–2015

A6

Make	Model	Engine	Years
AUDI	A6		2012–2015
AUDI	A6 (C7)		2012–2015

Fitment data last updated: 2026-06-29