Spike2002's Silver Six

[Ed Doe]

Can I enquire why you bought a new engine rather than doing the hg on the existing one? HG, all pulleys tensioners & new cambelt could all be done at the same time, and it'd be miles easier to get to the 'box to do the clutch too...?

I'm not knocking you for buying another engine, if it was a barghain why not, but if you did the hg etc on the existing engine you'd at least be able to inspect the bores etc, and you'd know a lot more about any potential problems with the engine. Unlike this new engine, which although low mileage, could have any number of problems which don't neccessarily affect the running but may become more apparent... All I'm saying is you can never be sure with a 2nd hand engine, but if they money was similar to doing the hg, I reckons it may have been worth looking into the hg...

Also you can get the pistons machined for greater valve lift and then fit some naughty cams hehehe