Quote Originally Posted by LPH_UK View Post
My experience is that the V6 engines are very tough. But maybe I got lucky. My donor was 175k miles form a 166. No noises and good oil pressure. When it was taken to bits and checked, nothing was worn. Everything checked out and you could even still see the honing marks on the bores! But I still completely rebuilt it and had it balanced. Not cheap! If you want a breakdown of the price just let me know. I replaced tappets, valve springs, mains, rings, all gaskets/seals etc. Had the heads skimmed and fitted a lighter flywheel and had the whole thing balanced. If I was doing it again I'd still rods and forged pistons in I guess.
LPH - I would be interested to see your 166 engine rebuild breakdown. I am just about to do the same. Did you use all the standard electronics or go aftermarket. Who did you use for your engine rebuild ?

thanks
pab