honing Archives - Engine Builder Magazine
The King of All Honing Machines?

During the 2022 PRI show, Steve Morris took the opportunity to get a run down of a Rottler H80 honing machine very similar to the one he just purchased. Check out what this Rottler can do!

Honing the LS

Modern honing techniques are as much a performance concern as they are part of engine design, and that’s thanks to the much tighter tolerances and specifications engines need these days. 

Installing Flanged Sleeves in a Cummins Block

Jeff McCord at LinCo Diesel Performance walks you through the necessary steps for properly sleeving a block. It might sound like a simple process, but any errors can mean catastrophic head failure down the road.

Goodson Water-Based Honing Coolant

Goodson Tools and Supplies has been working on this coolant in the product line for a couple of years now and is finally seeing it start to catch on.

Goodson Water-Based Coolant
Piston Rings, Oil & Cylinder Wall Finish

A piston ring package is not only a seal for compression, it’s also controlling and distributing the oil on the cylinder walls of the block. The way a ring interacts with oil and the bore finish is critical to engine efficiency.

Champion Honing Oil

Champion Professional-Grade Honing Oil is a robust high-performance honing and finishing fluid designed utilizing a select blend of base fluids and additives.

Equipment & Machine Maintenance

If you take care of your machines, they’ll take care of you.

Hone in on Honing

The key to honing is to get the rings to seal against the cylinder wall by making just enough valley depth.

CNC Machines Keep the $pindle Moving

CNC block machining centers and CNC cylinder hones are some of the most popular machines today. These machines can increase productivity in the shop significantly.

Sunnen SH-4000 Series Honing Machine

Sunnen’s new SH-4000 builds on the 21-year heritage of the successful EC and ML series machines.

Live Stream Tech Q&A

Join us for a Zoom meeting where you can ask Keith all your questions about honing, blow-by and of course, piston rings.

Boring & Honing in the Digital Age

Engine builders have as many preferences for the way they machine and build their engines as a baker does for making dough.