Poll question: How many of you choads have replaced pistons without punching out the block?

Poll result (9 votes) Been there, done that. It worked out fine. Just make sure the walls are in good shape. (2 votes) Vote Been there, done that, but I never got the compression I wanted. (0 votes) Vote Don't be lazy, go from 20 mills over to 40 mills over and do it right. (7 votes) Vote (0 votes) Vote (0 votes) Vote (0 votes) Vote

If its fucked it up sorry to say but do it right the first time. If you have to ask.... you know. I've heard alot of people say the rings will never seal properly if all you do it re-hone. Not sure how accurate or how far off compression you will see. If it was my car (which i was in the same situation) i would overbore. My block only had a lil scratch in the cylinder wall and i overbored anyway.

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Do it right, Don't make me kick you in the balls. :+

when xtremers engine blew up a week before the shootout he next day'd a piston to his house and we slapped it in there, no shop bore. compression is ok, i dont remember the numbers, but it is only a temporary fix for him.

My block was fine, I swap pistons/rings and compression was good. This new block is a different story, though...