Re-Ringing pistons Questions
Hey guys- time to start thinking about '07. As some of you know the last time i went out to the track i spewed oil all over the motor due the dip stick popping out. It happened 2 more times after that, even with a new dipstick. Compression is lower than what most people report what theirs is. I'm low to mid 140 lbs. Motor has about 95k on it. Up until i parked it for the winter, i jury rigged it by clamping the dipstick in the tube. I hate the fact that it's cobbled up. I vowed not to race it next summer unless i fix the excessive blow by issue.
So, I talked to a machine shop locally and there is a guy that will assist me. I want to re-ring the pistons with the block in the car and crank untouched. The plan is to seal up the crank during the process. I mostly only need him for ensuring a good cross-hatch pattern in the cylinders.
So as long as i'm in there, i figure I might as well replace the rod bearings. Then I was thinking that i might as well replace the rods as well with Eagles or something. So my questions are,
#1 which rod manufactures rods will work with the stock 2g pistons?
#2 if the rods are a matching set, can you put them in without balancing the engine? I would think so, but I wanted to ask anyway.
Thanks much for any helpful advice.
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