Should I or Shouldn't I...pistons and cylinders?, Can of worms? Options

[computers4kids]

I pulled apart my spare 75 2ltr down to the block (didn't split the case) that I'm planning on putting in my 75 project car. I also pulled the heads. My intentions was just to clean it up, do a visual inspection on the heads and re-seal the motor. I was going to take the heads down to our local machine shop to have them cleaned and if necessary a valve job.

I'm looking for some advice on whether I should remove the pistons, have the cylinders honed and new rings installed? Is this worth doing on these type of motors...or do most just buy a cylinder and piston kit?

Looking at all the kits available make me wonder whether to go with the stock 94s or a big bore kit. I see Jake sells a stock Mahle kit for $284 and the big bore kits are between 3 and 4 hundred elsewhere. I have both stock injection and weber 40s...probably go with carbs. I don't want to split the case to replace the cam.

So what do you think? (you can tell from my questions, I'm not much of a mechanic...but I like doing things for myself)

[Jake Raby]

Are these cheap sets as good as the stock 93 pistons in there?

No, the cheap sets should be a last resort. I **really** don't like stocking or selling them, but in the 90 and 93mm bore size they are all thats available shy of a 96mm.

I'd go to 96s and not look back, our KB set works very well and with some slight head work and a 9550 cam 115 BHP is easily attainable.