cylinder

[atver13]

are the cylinder selves pressed in?

[78ta]

Yes, but you cant just simply press old one out and new one in and go though. It needs to have some machine work done.

[atver13]

ok thanks i need to rebuild mine but i dont have the money to send it off to get mechined. do they make a 426 big bore kit with a new cylinder and sleeve installed. or something small like that i dont want a 440 because of the reliability.

[CJM]

Check your local machine shops, if you buy a piston many can bore the cylinder properly for about 100 bucks or less. They generally only make 440 sleeve kits.

Its easy to put a new sleeve in, heat the sucker up and it plops out, cool the new sleeve and it goes right in.

[atver13]

that the problem im having i dont have any local machine shops. i was just wondering if i could do it at home

[CJM]

The new sleeve yea, all you need is a torch or oven.

But as for boring it, nope cant be done. There are many places that will do it, I sent mine to GT Thunder b/c I had the headstuds they sell installed at the same time, think it cost me 50 bucks + shipping, wasnt too expensive and I insured it for 400 bucks as well. I think the stie sponsor C&D racing also bores, as does CT racing and a few others.