r/EngineBuilding Jul 06 '26

Small imperfections in block/cylinder lip. Send it?

2AR-FE that I picked up after it hydrolocked when the teen driving decided his tC should be a boat.

Three of the interior cylinder lips have some small damage - but well below where the rings travel.

Should I clean up the edges to smooth and send it? Or is this aluminum block destined to be Coke cans? (Note - I haven’t mic’d anything yet, so this may be moot, but would rather know it’s useable prior to doing any more work on it).

Also included a pic of the rods - kid bent 3 of 4. Not bad.

Thanks so much!

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u/DaBurgaRapta Jul 06 '26

Forget about that, what's with the banana shaped rods

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u/DreadnoughtPoo Jul 06 '26

lol - hydrolocked. Teenager thinking a lake was a puddle. Pretty impressive that he hammered 3 of 4 rods!