Ray Allen versus Jack Werst '1970 SS/EA Showdown'

[Rich Biebel]

Originally Posted by Paul Ceasrine

Dave 'Bad Banana',

The big thing back then,,,,was the Sunnen CK-10 Power-Stroke
Cylinder Hone,,,,,,,,,that unit could really get that fine finish,,,,and
proper cross-hatch,,,,,,
Every Top Machine Shop had to get one,,,,,,,,that was the #1 piece of machine shop engine rebuilding equipment for the performance shops during those times,,,,
That CK-10,,,,,,,a beautiful piece of machinery...

Yes a CK-10 was state of the art back then but you forgot one very important part....

The man doing the honing......Honing is right up there with other very specialized skills......I honed many many sets of rods and worked my butt off to make them straight and round....

I worked in a shop that did a great deal of machine work for Ralph at T/K's

The owner was named Bill Crowley at Crows Head Shop here in northern NJ.....If he honed your block you could be assured it was right and Ralph often called up after an engine that had just been dyno'ed with a fresh hone made more power than ever before.....

By then the super smooth cylinder wall finishing idea was long gone.....

Bill was fanatical about blocks and had a little technique for the final finish that seemed to always work.....

He was also a super talented head machinist and long befoe there was a Serdi or similar type machine his VJ's were just about perfect....

He also was a very skilled head and manifold porter.....and did some intakes that were not topped for many years....
He went to Nascar country......along with many others in the engine business......