Thread: Hone question

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I've ran Fords for years, can't imagine what you would use or why you would possibly run a hone in a cylinder for 45 mins!!!!! More concerned about the finish then the time......

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

I've ran Fords for years, can't imagine what you would use or why you would possibly run a hone in a cylinder for 45 mins!!!!! More concerned about the finish then the time......

if you run a hone in a stock 302 block for 45 min non stop you will put so much heat in the bore it will look like a old coke bottle them bores like to get out and move around a weee bit

[QUOTE=DennyW;359567]((We put the low tension oil rings in the 501 this winter, ask me in a couple months how I like them....))

So how do you like them Dave ?

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So far so good on the ring set up.....Going to do a leakdown on it some night next week just to see how things are inside....

[QUOTE=DennyW;359567]((We put the low tension oil rings in the 501 this winter, ask me in a couple months how I like them....))

So how do you like them Dave ?

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Denny,---

Did the leakdown check on the 501, not a lot of passes this year due to some tranny issues (Flowerglide, to be expected).... Anyway, after 60 passes, less then 4% leakdown on the worst (#7) cylinder with the gapless / low tension ring combination!!!!! Good news for me!!! Guess it works on big blocks, too!!!!!!!! Can't really positively say what it did for performance, made a few other changes on the engine last winter besides just the rings.....

Originally Posted by DennyW

((less then 4% leakdown on the worst (#7) cylinder with the gapless / low tension ring combination!!!!!))


Sounds like the low flutter is working on the rings. Less than 4%, the performance is there with those results. Just the fine tuning would make a difference on the performance then..

What the car needs is a tranny that lives!!!!! More performance isn't really necessary, already have to throttle stop the dang thing to keep it at 9.90!!!! Or, find a bunch more money and run 8.90's!!!!

The way money is these days, guess I'll just be happy that we can afford to still run a car!!!!!!