Not posted on here for a while !
The engine finally gave up last year on a trackday, the headgasket had started to leak causing the cooling system to pressureize and blow hoses and i spun off the track as the antifreeze was leaking over my rear tyres !! I had already bought a abf bottom end and ported head so bought myself an engine stand and removed the old engine and built up the new one.
Bought myself a timing gun and gas analyser and set the engine up,runs perfect.
Did a couple of sessions at Lydden Hill 2 weeks ago and the new engine seems good,feels quite pokey compared to the old lump but i have got it booked in at Stealth Racing to see if they can squeeze some more power out of it with the WUR mod and will be interesting to see what power it is as its bits i've picked up along the way to build the engine on a budget e.g Hotgolf exh cam & lightened flywheel.
Simon.