RE: Using a hone when replacing ring?
Ernie, I just put a Frank Bowman ring in a SuperTigre 3000, I considered a hone then thought it would be too easy to over do it. So excersized my not too genius mind and had a brainstorm. I took a 6" piece of 1/4" dowell and split it about 4" with my smaller band saw. I then inserted a 6" piece of fine black sandpaper in the slot and curved the sandpaper about like an infinity symbol. I then put the end of the dowell in my big yeller drill on slow speed and honed the cylinder. In short order it busted the shiny out of the cylinder with no danger of overdoing it. On installing the ring the compression was awsome before even running the engine.