However I had the chance to purchase a 3.0 24V from an early 166 automatic which I began to strip down following Jims bible and learning at a friend who has one of the first 3.8 Autodelta UK conversions. Anyway my plan is to prepare the engine first and then look for the suitable car.
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While reading the book and researching many very useful topics on here I have the feeling of loosing confidence what should I do with it. What I know for sure I want is:
1. to achieve 90 - 100 bhp per liter
2. to have as reliable engine as possible with that figures
3. no turbo or compressor
4. ITB
5. fat road / track day setup
Heaving in mind above mentioned I guess I should definitely:
1. port and polish head internals
2. at least refurbish all internals like crank bearings, seals, oil pump etc.
3. to buy ITB (only found this kit from AHM - http://www.ahmotorsports.co.uk/index2.htm selling for 1450 GBP)
4. re-profile camshaft
5. to get a new exhaust manifold and pipes
6. get an ECU
7. to ha have the oil sump modified
Now what I don't understand / would like to hear your opinion and suggestions about:
1. while porting, should I increase the size of inlet valves?
2. when going for higher lift cam profiles do I need new valves?
3. what CAM profile to choose heaving in mind low rev usability?
4. should I bother with uprated rods or they are well dimensioned on the new 24V?
5. when the answer on new rods and different valves is YES. Would not be better to think about 3.5l conversion? Where to get parts for that?
6. I did not understand the compression issue. Is it always better to have it increased? What values I should be looking at?
7. about the oil pump. I have seen some people playing with it but did not get the point. What is suggested to do on this particular engine?
8. is it possible to relocate the thermostat from the back (FWD design) to the front? I am not there yet but from what I see the block is just an evolution of the old one that had the thermostat on the "right" side.
9. as the OEM 166 ECU won't work in the new setup. What options do I have? Is there anything out of the box? I have also seen some DIY from US.
I apologize for so many questions in advance. However even I have tried to read as much as possible and to go through all the post I found relevant those questions remained open. Most probably because of little experience I have so far.
Nevertheless I will appreciate any input or suggestion.