The hone on a drill will be easier but is it as good? I don't really want to lug the block to the machine shop just to be honed but ill do what needs to be done. Thanks for the input.

 

I've had good success honing a couple of engines at home. I used fine stones because I used moly rings. Make sure the bores are with-in limits, it doesn't take much to seat moly rings,just break the glaze.

 

Yeah, just do it at home. It takes virtually nothing to hone the cylinders.

 

if your kind of a beefy guy i guess you could get away with it.

I did it once, we had a big heafty drill set up with a honing rig. The biggest guy there (not me) worked the drill and i just poured oil on the rig.

Bear in mind that you wont take a whole lot of material out, maybe .001 and you'll have to put alot of effort into it to get that.

also be absolutly sure you put the stone in the RIGHT way. If they're facing the wrong direction it'll snap that drill right out of your hands...and probably break them too.

 

I had good luck doing mine at home. The trick is to move the drill as fast as you can up and down. while someone else pours the oil.