So I have a 81 special with 4000 miles on it. It was running when I bought it. I checked compression and it was 160 PSI on both cylinders.
I proceeded to take valve cover off to inspect things inside and I broke the cylinder head seal which basically forced me to remove jugs. While I was there ,I cleaned and inspected everything and bought new standard size piston rings for an Acura/ Honda.
My question is this. I don't have the tools to check the cylinders and pistons, etc for tolerances. I would assume that with 160 PSI, that I should not need to overbore and go up a size. I am trying to do this build for as little expenditure as I can so is it safe to assume I can just put the same piston and rings back in and expect similar 160 PSI numbers? I know the "right" way would be to take it to a shop and get everything checked and measures to see if an overbore is necessary but I don't really want to do that. Thoughts?
I proceeded to take valve cover off to inspect things inside and I broke the cylinder head seal which basically forced me to remove jugs. While I was there ,I cleaned and inspected everything and bought new standard size piston rings for an Acura/ Honda.
My question is this. I don't have the tools to check the cylinders and pistons, etc for tolerances. I would assume that with 160 PSI, that I should not need to overbore and go up a size. I am trying to do this build for as little expenditure as I can so is it safe to assume I can just put the same piston and rings back in and expect similar 160 PSI numbers? I know the "right" way would be to take it to a shop and get everything checked and measures to see if an overbore is necessary but I don't really want to do that. Thoughts?