Engine Block Cylinder Wall Thickness

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$160
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CBP4ZRT...psc=1&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9ocXBfc2hhcmVk $270
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I think Id go this route for the $370

as with everything else you tend to get the level of quality you pay for
there is ALWAYS a compromise, made between quality and price
I learned that long ago,
“Quality is like buying oats: like:. If you want nice, clean, fresh oats, you must pay a fair price.
However, if you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse ...
that comes a little cheaper.”:facepalm:






prices on the sonic test tools have gotten much cheaper over the last 20 years,
yes most cost $800-$1800 but there's a few that would be very useful for the hobbyist engine builder at under $200-to-$400 now :like:
and certainly a machine shop charges are least $100 plus to sonic test a block,
making the tool purchase if your a serious hobbyist well worth the price.
the nice thing about having lots of local muscle-car enthusiasts/ and corvette owners who know you,
and have worked with you over decades, is they tend to be in easy driving distance,
If I was back in FLA, Id suggest I put in $100,-150 and get a couple local buddies to chip in $50-75 each ,
until we had the funds and get one for my personal tool set,
as the tool is very useful but few of us would use it regularly

to share when needed for mutual shared use in a heartbeat ,that way the local serious engine builders,
get to sonic test their block(s) they have anytime they need to for less than a machine shop would charge them for testing a single block,and its available multiple times for their use, if they chipped in.
hey I've paid that much for a top quality torque wrench

yes I know most of you would not see the benefit, as you don't build even one engine every few years,
but I have build several every year for decades, and being an
addicted tool junkie ,
so I guess Ill have to start saving up, but I am currently saving for a decent TIG welder also,
yes this hobby is or at least can easily be, a bottomless money pit if your serious about owning the best tools needed ,
and the more low quality work you see being done the more you tend to want to do things correctly yourself

especially when you see the low quality machine work most of the machine shops try to pass off as good work

and if you want the best results, you tend to want to do as much as you can yourself to limit stupid or careless work.
 
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