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Yesterday, 01:11 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Killen, Alabama USA
Posts: 3,626
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To bore or not to bore?
My normal machine shop guy retired after several years and I’ve taken a block and heads to another shop. He measured the cylinders and said the worst one had .010 wear and almost insisted that the block needed to be bored. It is a stock 1972 350 truck motor. The engine will be built back to stock specs and will only be driven occasionally. Can I get by with a re-ring kit or should I get it bored? Thanks for any help.
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Yesterday, 04:18 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Chehalis, WA
Posts: 75
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Re: To bore or not to bore?
Stock would be cast pistons, typically fit .001 +0/-.0005, so yes - the block needs to be bored. No question.
Otherwise the piston will rock in the bore. Why just the block and heads? Last edited by Willshook; Yesterday at 04:23 PM. |
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