Are they worth it?? i going b20/boosted, i dont want to resleeve my block anytime soon, and i heard that this STR block saver can help?? Any of you guys have experience with them??

 

i doin ls/vtec, plan to rev, i bought one... peace of mind???

 

i'm also wondering before i purchase for 81.5mm ls/vtec

 

anybody else?

 

are you guys tlaking about block guards? or is this something else....

 

i dont know, all i know is that its call a block saver, and its suppose to help.

check it out, http://www.strpower.com/strblocksaveintro.htm


Modified by sPaRk'iT at 7:47 PM 1/30/2004

 

yeah those are block guards i got one for race engeering for 106 shipped

I was told one guy had problems with it over heating but the machine shop i went to says they are good guards so Im going to try it out

 

check out Golden Eagle block gaurds, they have better cut outs, to prevent the overheating problem.

 

i never had one but i head a lot of bad things about them. about how they really dont help and are a waste of money and cause hot spots on the sleeves, causing the engine to over heat

 

When you plan on shooting 150 shot of nitrous. It helps.

 

why not do things right the first time? (sleeve)

 

I also have a b20 and wanted to get one. I found on that looks close to the STR one and is way cheaper. http://www.azracemachine.com/BlokGardDesc.htm. You can't beat $80!

 

hhmm/...i really need more info then that?

 

They make good paper weights. or you can put them in your motor and warp your block or melt something. those little holes are what let the coolant through. If you do use one you might want to have it welded in a few spots to make it work. sleeves are the way to go..golden eagle are nice..

 

not all of use have an extra 1000 bucks laying around for sleeves! I did a lot of research and talked to a lot of people about boosting on stock sleeves and it is very possible. As long as you tune your motor properly and do everything else right i think you'll be fine with/without one. I bought one cause the machine shop is comfortable with using them. Remember a key to these guards is how they are installed. this isn't a really a dyi type of project. Have a machine shop install it 1/4 inch into the block; weld it in a few spots and you should be good to go.

 

ill probably go ahead and buy one and try it out and see how it goes, but thanks for all the reply guys.

 

as far as making it stronger, ya it should help. but it definitely degrades the engine and creates heat spots.. not good.

 

hhmmm, really?? that really suck, ill just probably pass on it then, thanks for the info.