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Re: It's finally time - a new engine
I was in a situation similar to yours about 6 months ago. I decided to go with a "long block", which is where I tear the engine apart (accessories, pumps, head, oil pan, etc) and then hand it off to the machine shop and let them handle the internals.
Just having the experience of tearing down that engine made me feel like I had a much better understanding of how everything worked. You can read all you want about equivalence ratios, thermodynamic efficiencies, etc, but its not until you actually touch a piston with your finger that it all seems to "click".
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