Originally posted by biggnasty
Also keep in mind, I will most likely not be honing the cylinder. Is it totally bad to just drop in the new pistons and rings?

Yes it's a bad idea because you'll probably end up pulling it apart a couple months later for another rebuild. You absolutely won't get a good seal, and your rings will constantly leak. If you really want to put forged pistons on stock rods, without boring & honing the cylinders, you should first search Tommyboy's posts on here. (Cliff's notes: he rebuilt his engine like 12,000 times)

I believe Wiseco makes a piston that fits a stock 2gnt rod and bore. This is not a weekend project for a first-timer. Think several months, or weeks if you've already rebuilt a couple engines.