SLEEVING VS. NON SLEEVED BLOCK
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Re: SLEEVING VS. NON SLEEVED BLOCK
Originally Posted by turbohf
---- sleeving a block. jeff evans said he's had more sleeved blocks fail on him than he has stock blocks 
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Re: SLEEVING VS. NON SLEEVED BLOCK
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---- sleeving a block. jeff evans said he's had more sleeved blocks fail on him than he has stock blocks
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Re: SLEEVING VS. NON SLEEVED BLOCK
Originally Posted by 98ctr
shiet, I made 500 whp on pump gas with stock sleaves. that alone alowed me to run a 10.7 sec 1/4 mile.
pump gas is the ----! but i will probly play it safe with 500whp on race gas...
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Re: SLEEVING VS. NON SLEEVED BLOCK
Originally Posted by redhondacivic69
In the recent issue of D-Sport Mag they ran 18 psi on a completely stock B16, everything held until a ringland let loose on a piston. You replaced the pistons so you should be fine at 15 on the track IF you tune it correctly.
that was with 114 octane race gas on a closed room engine dyno, no where near everyday track conditions.
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Re: SLEEVING VS. NON SLEEVED BLOCK
It also had an air 2 water IC and the turbo was welded to an A'PEXi header. Not a realistic setup but I was just making a point... It can be done especially if he has money in the bottom end.
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