top end-hone or bore?

[acw592]

I posted a while ago about some white smoke on my 400 ocasionally. I want to put in a stage 2 cam and a higher comp. piston. It has good power and doesn't smoke much. Would I probably be fine just running a hone in the cylinder instead of having it bored?, then the new piston, rings ect.? I would also put in new valve seals while I was in there and check to make sure they were seating and take care of any problems there also.

[JOEX]

Depending on how much time is on the current bore, how it was run and maintained you could get by with just a hone.

There are a few things that will need to be checked; Actual wear of the bore, out of roundness and taper of the bore are a few.....

[acw592]

Instead of being cheap I should probably just take it somwhere and have it measured. I don't have an inside micrometer and those are pricey. That way I'd know for sure.