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I just picked up a 261 block to rebuild. Then found out it was .080 over already, is this thing going to be a wasted effort? Or can it be used if the cylinders are good with just a fresh honing?
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What are the cylinder's like? If I had one and it only needed a 'hone' job, I would run it at that, but that's me. IIRC the racers back in the day used to bore these an 1/8th (yes, 0.125")
That's a bunch, and I wouldn't reccomend it as a target, but if you can find pistons, etc for it I would run it, try Egge machine ir you haven't found a set (oh, have you checked out the Webrodder 'stovebolt stroker' series?).
My, what a steep learning curve. Erik II#5155
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I called egge they only go to .080 Does anybody know where I can get some .100 or .125?
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Custom made by Ross, Arias, Jahns, etc...
Or you could have the bores sleeved back down to whatever size you wanted to run.
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If you know the compression distance, pin size, etc you may find another OEM piston (Ford,Chryslet,etc) that will fit without a bunch of work.
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It looks like we're going to resleeve this one, and start over. I think it will be better in the long run. But boy I sure do want to get her running!
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I think Ron makes a good point, by the time you pay to install six sleeves(labor + sleeves), you will be very close to paying for a set of pistons from Ross, Venolia, etc. I have seen sleeves split the block between two cylinders before when installed with as little as .001-.0015 interference. I have, however done it before with no problems with multiple sleeves, but that one incident has always made me think about just going larger with custom pistons vs. sleeving all cylinders....Just a thought!
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i KNOW WHERE THERE IS A SET OF .125'S IF YOUR REALLY INTERESTSD i'LL TALK TO THE OWNER FOR YOU. 1 OL REDNECK I.I. #113
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