New car, engine or fix mine?

[itavaltalainen]

Get head refurbished, valves bedded in again. New stem seals.
Measure pistons and cylinders if you want to go to that extent and maybe have it bored out and fit first oversize pistons (higher spec ones).

Get higher spec big end bearings. They will suffer at additional torque at low revs.

[paradisiac82]

Just done 100 mile trip and to be honest, I think I'm sold on keeping the ARL, it was just easy to keep at a reasonable speed but have that little bit to nip past people when needed. Put some Red-Ex in and got 1 big puff of black smoke and none for the rest of the trip, I know its not a permanent fix but the car felt a lot smoother and responsive and just kept pulling, but this could be a placebo effect also. Will see how it starts tomorrow when cold. I know wont solve the compression issue but has made my mind up for sure either this ARL or a new one is the way I will go.