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Old 20-10-16, 10:10 AM
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The Hepolites are £828 inc VAT for the set plus delivery (I assume).

Bottom line is the car is apart at my specialist, so I am over a barrow. Final decision is to rebore and fit Cosworths (because that is what he does & is comfortable with), at a great cost. The crown of the pistons will be shaved to get as low a compression as possible (down to 9.75 as std and 9.5 if possible).

To fit new liners would have increased the costs even more.

At least I know it wasn't his fault when the engine was rebuilt. I wouldn't have expected him to measure the cylinders mid length when there wasn't any sign of wear top or bottom.
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