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The 12v 2.5 V6 I had in this 155 was simply awesome....
As demonstrated below I gave it no mercy.... Over a year later I found out as suspected at the time that one headgasket was actually leaking the whole time I owned it! Pretty much the only symptoms were slightly murky coolant, and it would occasionally boil over after something intense like a lap of the Ring! The gaskets were eventually done at around 200k even though the car was still running fine at the time!
Here's a couple of videos of it in action.....
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Clement
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Isn't that a Biturbo in front of it? Oh my.
As for the Alfa owners, frankly, I'm afraid you're right. I've been told stories about £7k twincam engine rebuilds, yet a whole set of pistons and bores costs about €400. Crankshaft shells are about €100 a set, etc, etc, etc. There are several specialist tools involved with the head, but they can be bought pretty cheaply in the UK. I'm puzzled.
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I've been told stories about £7k twincam engine rebuilds, yet a whole set of pistons and bores costs about €400. Crankshaft shells are about €100 a set, etc, etc, etc. There are several specialist tools involved with the head, but they can be bought pretty cheaply in the UK. I'm puzzled. I know what you mean, I came across the same situation with an Alfa 33 (boxer). Just do what I did with the Giulia: Buy the car from a guy who just spent 6k on the engine. Owned it for 3 years, pretty much drove it each day (except for salty roads season)and only came across some electrical gremlins. It also made an extra 20hp thanks to headwork. Believe me, it's the way to go.
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Clement
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ambitious but rubbish
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I bought a two-owner, 50,000-mile car, so it's not that far from brand new
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Jul 11, 2013 16:58:35 GMT
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Yes I have, thanks for asking.
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