TheIronSausage
Two brain cells left.. rubbing together for warmth
So now the issue is the rings. It’s largely accepted that Alusil cylinders can’t be re-ringed. However, people have had some success doing it by covering their three armed hones with green scotch brite, and using Sunnen AN-30 paste for no more than about 45 seconds per cylinder. If it were my car, I’d try this in a heartbeat. It’s a customer’s.. I’m tempted to try it, leaning towards it actually. But it would suck to eat all of this work as warranty and still have to charge him over $4k in parts just to put the right cylinders in if the crapshoot fails. I’d say my chances of success in re ringing cylinders is about 60% based on website testimonials. Before I decide anything, I’m going to get his oil tested and check the bores for roundness. No sense in polishing a turd. Especially when just the parts to put the stupid thing back together total well over a thousand. $300 for a set of head studs and hardware. $2k for the carerra pressure fed timing tensioner upgrade. $700 just to replace the breakage prone mechanical units. This doesn’t include gaskets, a million O-rings, possible valve job, cylinder seals, new rings, exhaust hardware, wrist pin bushings, stud removal, or godknowswhatelse.
