Hey guys he is probably right I worked with this bracket racer he would take his 100,000 mile 340 motor out every year and hone the cyl with a ball hone and put used rings back in the motor not the ones that came off the pistons because they were all broken and run most of the year consitent car 13.30's and when it would slow down he would take it out and replace the broken rings with other used rings. He also put cam bearings in with a long extension and hammer and it ran fine. I talked him into letting me put electronic ignition in his car in 1992. Dual points before that. When your on a budget that's the way it is. This guy was Heavy eleminator champ at a local pa track for many years in a row.