[Hydratech®]

Slather the absolute pee out of it with WD-40 and have a good day as far as corrosion (I'm talking about a 4-6 pack of cans in anywhere you can stick the straw till it is pouring out)) (let the first coat dry for a day or two and then hit it again). Reading this thread had one glaring question that came to mind, and that is the classic "select fit" process. How can a block be finish honed if the pistons that will accompany it are not on hand? Let's say that you want ___ of clearance to each piston, yet the pistons aren't in hand for the machinist. Yes, tolerances have tightened up considerably over the years with certain quality off the shelf parts, but I would not want a block that was 'finished' until the pistons were matched against the selective cylinders per tolerance variation. Every time I have built an engine, I do not let the block get honed until each piston is assigned to its respective cylinder and that cylinder is honed to perfection to match the 'slug' that will be rockin and rolling in that hole. You can hone a cylinder for 'select fit', but working a piston for clearance isn't 'proper' where I'm from... And then there is the discussion of the piston ring types, and the selective hones / finishes that should accompany the particular type of piston ring, right? My advice is have them hone short of 'spec' so that a finish hone can be done when ready to actually build (selectively piston to cylinder x 8).

Thoughts? Yeah, go pee in my beer (I know, I know)