Engine Cylinder Hone, Any Writeups?
 

I need to know how to do this, either an Extrude hone or a Flex hone, whichever works best, I am building up my D16 and would like to know how I can hone the engine by myself because I dont want a shop to do everything for me.

Re:Engine Cylinder Hone, Any Writeups?
 

oh I can tell you how to do it ghetto if you want ;) Its not the right way but I've done 3 motors will a ball hone and a hand drill and they're still holding up to date

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well, extrude honing is an entirely different concept (its a way of porting things). When you buy a hone i think it actually comes with instructions. Just be sure to spray some lube every once in a while (wd40 or something like that), and keep it moving so you dont end up making it uneven. Im sure someone else has more experience so dont go run out and just do it like i said ;)

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WD40 is a solvent, don't use it to hone the walls...

But as ghetto said, just keep moving while doing it, just a light cross hatching is good.

Re:Engine Cylinder Hone, Any Writeups?
 

if you're rebuilding your motor check it for out of round cyl's.

might have to get it bored .050 anyways. (includes hone usually)

Re:Engine Cylinder Hone, Any Writeups?
 

how much does it cost to get it bored .050 over + hone? i'm on a budget kinda.

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how many miles did the motor have? if you measure the cylinders for roundness and they're staright then just a quick hone to get rid of any carbon on the cylinder walls or whatnot and call it a day. my uncles a mechanic and i knew a mechanic also and they told me i could just use 400grit sandpaper and ruff up the cylinder walls, they said two things: there has to be some roughness in the cylinders at first so the rings could wear to the shape of the cylinders and roughness to remove any foreign coating on the walls. and when you break in the motor, dog the ---- out of it is the best way. i saw it in a motorcycle shops' engine break in write up here on this site once. it's in the fi faq. :-*

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What do you mean by "dog the ---- out of it"? Do you mean beat the hell out of it? That's how I break in my bike everytime I rebuild it. One warm up cycle, let it cool down 100%, warm it up 100% and beat the ---- out of it. Works like a charm.
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Re:Engine Cylinder Hone, Any Writeups?
 

I don't care what the new trends are, 2-strokes own all. 8) I used to break in my banshee the same way

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Damn right. 8) As a matter of fact, I think I'll go take a ride on one right now. :P
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