The engine in my GTX had a spun bearing when I got it, so I pulled it and took it to the shop to have it gone through. I didn’t want a rebuild, just fix what was wrong. My engine guy honed the cylinders, and re-ringed the stock pistons. He told me there was nothing wrong with the cylinders or pistons, although with a hone it was going to be “a little loose”. All I can tell you is that it always ran like a scalded dog after that, as I’m sure the new owner can attest to. To me, it’s all about fixing what you have with the resources at hand. Yea, you can use all the fancy tools, you can pay the big bucks and have your motor done up with all the latest goodies, or you can go old school and fix what you got and beat the crap out of it till it breaks again. I choose the latter, and I have more fun with my cars than most people have in bed.
Not saying that Tony’s approach is always right, and I don’t subscribe to any channels, but I’ll watch a video or 2 if I have the time. I like Nicks Garage the best, even the wife will watch that with me sometimes. All the hating on Tony here is pretty laughable, watch his videos then come here and bash him, then go back and watch some more? Wow!
