Originally Posted by tobyjug_1988

after selling my s2 i got rid of most of the spares i had knocking about aswell but have still got an engine block and crank in my garage (its the block with the hole about an inch round on the flywheel end, which i believe is a 90 spec block?!) and i was thinking of building an engine as a project in the new year.

the block has no scoring in the bores but was the original block in my s2 which had done 150k miles without a rebuild and the crank appears to be in good condition aswell.

ive been thinking of a spec for the engine whilst bored at work and in my free time and was wondering on what sort of spec for a genuine 200+bhp motor.

i was thinking along the lines of:
forged pistons and rods
slight over bore maybe 0.5
regrind the crank
new shells and bearings etc
efi conversion (believe the hole in the block is for a flywheel pickup)
ported and polished head
uprated cam
stage 3 t3 or t34
possibly cossie management

just asking if anybody has the same basic set up and what companies they would recomend. also would be nice to know what sort of prices

cheers in advance