How long will it Last??

Juso · rice boy Joined: 20 Jun 2002 Posts: 30

Hey there guys
i have a tg with a g200 engine bored out as far as possible just had new g200 head done , rings etc etc... running twin redline webers, full exhaust...the guy who did the engine says drive it for a while then it would be advisable to sell it because its bored out so far that the head gasket doesnt have much room to grip and all sortsof things could happen....what do u guys think should i have too much worries or what...ive spent a bit of money and didnt wanna sell it cos the body is100% rust free and never been hit etc...
any one got some ideas
cheers

rob_w · tinkerer Joined: 19 Feb 2002 Posts: 395

how heavy is your right foot?

well, what you should have done is get it bored out to the max, then sleeved back to stock.
what kind of compression are you running, what kind of fuel?
its little things like that that make the difference between short and long life. if you run hi comp and crap fuel, itll kill the motor.
and if your worried about the head gasket, get a copper one.
but if you want to keep the motor, i say sleeve the block, then balance it and run standard size flat-tops. or of course you could get dished ones and turbo it.....but thats entirely up to you...

hope this helps some.
rob.