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freebyrd24
05-22-2008, 01:08 PM
Is a hone necessary when replacing pistons with standard sized turbo pistons? My cylinder walls look incredible and immaculate. Do I need to do I hone? Should I anyway?
Top Notch
05-22-2008, 01:16 PM
Yes if you installing new rings with them. Help the rings seat. Jess is the man to talk to about that.
freebyrd24
05-22-2008, 01:24 PM
Ahhh I figured! Can I get away with doing a hone myself then?
bruiser
05-22-2008, 05:06 PM
yes they make a tool to hook up to a drill and you can do it your self
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/search_10153_12605?keyword=honing+tool&gobutton.x=0&gobutton.y=0&gobutton=find
the ball type is the best to use IMO
Kurt
05-23-2008, 07:10 PM
A hone is a must IMO.

I second the ball hone. They are expensive, but work the best by far especially when honing by hand. And I have used all 3 types.
Jesshwarren
05-23-2008, 10:22 PM
Yea a hone is easy to do. Just don't take much out, you want it to where it will seat the rings in. See pic attached. I use auto tranny fluid to lubricate when I hone.

You can see about how much I hone the cyl in the pic.
fordnut71
05-23-2008, 10:35 PM
you can buy a bottle brush hone also. saves you the time of trying to get a good cross hatch.
flyin
05-24-2008, 11:05 AM
Honing the cylinder is a good Idea. However, I pulled my pistons with the engine in the truck. At 105000 miles I saw very nice crosshatch and decided not to hone, because the oil pan wasn't coming out of the chassis. That was a year ago and I have had no problems with blowby or oil consumption. I know it is not ideal but it did work well.
freebyrd24
05-24-2008, 11:12 AM
Where did you get that hone Jess? Yea I might as well do it since I'm there. Thanks for all the responses!!
nagelandy55
05-24-2008, 11:55 AM
I also didn't hone, there was some good cross hatching still visible. Looking back i probably should have, my compression is around 130 pre cylinder which seems kinda low 1 year after a rebuild. But i've had no problems with oil consumption or excessive blow by.
Jesshwarren
05-25-2008, 11:40 AM
When I put Gary’s motor together I did not hone it still had the hone marks so I let it go.

Not sure where that hone was bought at. Any auto part store should have one.