Gearheads and faithful Jalopnik readers already know the basics of an engine's bore and stroke, but for those that might be new here, let's dip our toes in the shallow end. An engine's bore refers to ...

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Boring and honing are important parts of the engine-building and rebuilding processes, but they're not the same thing. Here are the differences between them.