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Originally Posted by v2rocket_aka944 View Post
when i checked with 944 online, they were steel sleeving blocks and using steel-compatible rings on stock pistons - the alusil pistons don't care if the bores are steel or silicon
You are absolutely correct, I knew that, just didn’t put two and two together. Iirc the 944 pistons have a ferrous coating on them anyway.

So it seems there still are at least to options to sleeve a damaged bore and use existing pistons just with different rings, that’s good to know.
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