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ChadS
12-22-2005 07:43:10
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Re: Aftermarket sleeves in C175 block in reply to FarmerSid, 12-21-2005 10:37:34
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Sid, things have been going well! Id stay conservative,, When going out to larger bores that require sleeves like this, over time, they can expand and contract, next thing you know, its leaking, or break, and you have to do it all over again. There are alot of piston selections under 4 inch that work fine with strokers. The bigger the bore, the thinner the sleeves, or the more they have to bore the block out, and weaken the block deck. Ive got a 4inch+ 350 block that has been sitting still for bout 3 years now,, nice thick sleeves, BUT,, when we had those sleeves put in, the block deck is bored out so far,, the sleeves are actually into the head studs, Yeah, we can weld them in at the top, and hope it would hold up,, but it gets weaker when its welded, the surface becomes brittle and can break. If you stay under 4 inch, you have more block deck to help hold the sleeve in place, and can still have a thick sleeve, or maybe even run on the original block walls. Anyways,, my latest project is not a tractor this time round,, its an old ford, a 69 maverick, putting in a 5.0 to run around in during the summer. Ive got the engine set in, and getting ready to fire it up. I thought the 460H was a fun little conversion,, but this one takes a shoehorn that King Kong would have to use! Chad
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