Blowby, undersized Piston Rings, and 1/2 second

Jimmy,
There's HUGE differences in abilities, equipment, and experience out in the world. So dont feel bad. It ran, you had some fun, now it will run better. That's why we do all this crap...lol. I would suggest you keep rading up on things like square decking and why it's better and more expensive, and what a shop need to do it. Same thing with cylinder wall honing and machined finishes. Go into the shop armed with info and if they cant show you the fixtures or answer your questions, find a new shop. I drive over an hour and pass shops friends of mine own to go to a guy that is on top of his game in all three catagories. It's worth it to me to get things the way I want them.