Yeah we did.

I had gotten frustrated with this engine and set it aside for awhile. But now I have acquired a couple of Ryobi 30s and they have very similar numbers. I was hoping to find a cylinder that would run well enough without changing the ports. I am resolved now that I will have to cut the ports in hopes get better performance.

As far as ring gap. I measured the ring gap on one of the Ryobis and the gap was 35 thou. I'm not sure what the gap is exactly, on my project Homie engine but I know it is similar from what I can recall. I have contacted Frank for a set of rings for the Homie.