Line hone mains?
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Burning Brakes
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Line hone mains?
Did you check it? Did you do it? If you did check for straightness what was your method?
Finally got my rotating assembly and heads back from the machine shop. Just wondering what to do about mains now that I’m going with ARP studs.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Finally got my rotating assembly and heads back from the machine shop. Just wondering what to do about mains now that I’m going with ARP studs.
Thanks in advance for any input.
plus even the ARP studs for the headers.. Robert
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Burning Brakes
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I know ARP and every machine shop on the planet suggests line honing but could this be from the 2 bolt small block stroker days? These Gen V blocks look very stout to me. I find it hard to believe that the LT block knows the difference between the clamping forces of bolt versus stud.
On on another note, I was very impressed with the condition of my 35k miles plus internals. All of the bearings and cylinders looked like brand new. Slight wear on the piston skirt coating but still great condition. Of course the back side of the intake valves were kinda gunked up from the carbon but that was expected. Initial checks of all other clearances such as main and rod clearance have been well within manufacturing specs. Wiseco pistons and Lunati rods are beautiful and dimensions quite perfect. Spring has begun around here and I need to get this thing back on the road!
Le Mans Master
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I always check it, often line hone. I hate line boring though. I've made a judgment call based on wrist feel for cheaper builds... But I also check cam-cam to make sure it hasn't been done before I got there...
Melting Slicks
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From: Mason Ohio
My opinion is you should really check. Changing the clamping torque on the fasteners is enough to move things around more than you would expect. As a general FYI, when performing a line hone, that's more or less the way you limit or increase how much material you are taking off each cap (By changing torque on main caps)
