$ m50 Piston price

[e30 blue]

Looking for some feedback . Okay I posted a while back that I was starting the m50 swap. So I bought a 95 325 IS damaged car and took what could be used for the swap bla bla bla ... So when we got the motor out , I thought wow 170,000 is getting up there on miles , so dropped off the head for a valve job ect.. Then a friend tells me his( top end REBUILD only story) and Im off to the machine shop with the bottom end for a rebuild and the shop is backed up with work so be prepared to wait Im told,No problem, not in a hurry I said. So stopped by today day and the shop says we can hon and ring bla bla bla ... But it is not going to last for too long and if I want it done right, then order new pistons and he will bore it for the same price. So I go On line to Pelican parts and they want like $ 220.00 for each piston and Im not sure that includes the rings. Now I see why it is not worth it to rebuild the m50. Okay the shop guy calls his supplier and can get them for $ 139.00 each and that it comes with the ring set . Any feed back would be huge. Thanks up front for your advice. Should I hone and ring? or bore with oversize? I plan on keeping this car for a long time.

[MIKe30]

i have s52 pistons with brand new rings on them for 350 shipped. I had them for a rebuild and then ended up buying forged high compression pistons.

If I were you I would just get the block bored out to s52 specs, find an s52 crank for a few dollars and then use the same head you have. You'll thank yourself in the end.

[e30 blue]

Not sure why I got posted with 2 threads, I log in and post and then it says please log in.Thanks Mike30 for the feedback. The offer sounds good, going to wait till Monday when I see the bottom opened up and hear my (machine shop) Dude put in his words of wisdom.Funny thing is he will charge me the same for bore as hone. With work slow I have to keep $$$ in check.