To Bore or Not to Bore?

ViR2

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thank you SupraCentral.
But I still need answer,do I NEED to bore cylinders or am I good with STD bore?

Wayne G. i've wrote it in Kilometers, in Miles it should be around 160 000 - 170 000 :)
 

Supracentral

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ViR2 said:
But I still need answer,do I NEED to bore cylinders or am I good with STD bore?

Honestly, the only thing that can answer that question is a micrometer.

ViR2 said:
Wayne G. i've wrote it in Kilometers, in Miles it should be around 160 000 - 170 000 :)

With that many miles, over boring is likely needed unless the car was maintained very well.

starscream5000 said:
It would be best to have a proffesional machinist take a look at it and decide if you can't.

Probably the best advice you will hear all day right there.
 

Doward

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Clarkston, Ga, you say? Not far off from I75 (which happens to run real close to Gainesville, FL) I'm still looking for a reputable shop, when it comes time to rebuild my 7M - and I certainly want someone with a freakin' torque plate!

No problems with taking a road trip, here.

SC's right - It doesn't matter if you have 10k miles or 200k miles - you must measure your bore diameter to determine if you need to bore or not. Although, if you really need a bore after only 10k miles, you might track down why that is ;)
 

ViR2

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heh, oh well I'll just have to go with what my mechanic says. So possibly supra will be down for another year as parts from US travel to Lithuania for nearly a month :/
Thanks anyways ;)
 

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What you need to do is follow the procedure below in sections 4,5 and 6.

If you can get your hands on a micrometer/cylinder gauge this doesn't take long at all.

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