Disagree.
If he wants a mild stroker in the future....he's not doing it once. So if he doesnt want the trouble of ringing the pistons now....especially if he plans on doing a rotating assembly later.....
i say do the h/c/i and see what happens
Believe me, I'd go all out if I could afford to do both, but I simply can't in one season. The "right" way to do it would be to refresh the bottom end and do an H/C/I, thus removing all doubt.
The H/C/I, supporting mods, and tuning already give me a nice fat bill, I can't imagine adding a rotating assembly, block work, engine lift rental, etc. to that in one season.
Who knows, I may be happy with 290 to 310 rwhp, and if my oil problem gets resolved there will be no need for the expense of a stroker until my rings go south (which may take another 80,000 miles)
If my problem clearly pointed to rings, I'd have no choice, but I'm thinking my issue is 80% chance heads, 20% chance rings. My compression was like... 150, 151, 150, 152, 153, 151, 152, 153 or something like that.
I get a puff on hard acceleration, and a puff on downshifting.
http://www.sn95mustangs.com/index.php?page=articles&op=readArticle&id=74&title=94-Mustang-Compression-Specs said:
Note – Ford does not provide a cranking pressure specification, only an acceptable range
Cylinder compression pressure should range between 135 psi (being lowest maximum pressure), and 250 psi (being highest maximum pressure), at an engine cranking speed of 180 RPM minimum. Compression pressure in each cylinder should fall within specified compression range with the lowest cylinder’s reading being at least 75% of the highest cylinder’s reading.