If and when you finally resolve yourself to the fact that it needs to be bored and new pistons. 99% of doubt when it comes to a machine shop quality of work will come from choice of parts. You mentioned if it comes to that, you highly considering going with a stroker kit. If you want to eliminate 99.90 % of a questionable machine stops ability. By supply everything yourself. Long long a go, I realize this and would never have them supply anything. I just want to give you something to think about.
Here’s just part of the process lets say..ok it has to be bored and new pistons installed, ok now you get into the process, those piston pins are press fit, also those rods will need to be re-sized and new rods bolts. Most likely machine shop will require that So if the new pistons require press fit pin, vs full floated piston. In oder to do press fit pistons, what the do is heat the small end of the rod.
But here’s the thing thats a process that has long been eliminated with using full floated pistons. Kind of old school doing press fit.
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