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Old 11-02-2004, 09:41 PM
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I'm curious to see some pros and cons of particular companies that make block sleeves and install them. I've heard some rumors about sleeves sinking??? I am building a turbocharged and nitrous fed F22a shortblock and i want the best. I want the bottom end to be able to handle atleast 650hp... Any feedback will be appreciated. Thanks,
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sinking sleeves are a thing of the past i think . technology took care of that.
basically its a matter if you want a closed deck design , open deck design , or open deck with a "block guard" kind of extra brace.

i love my AEBS block and recomend them to everyone. GE puts out some great blocks vince is the man. everyone knows benson produces ******* awsome blocks with darton sleeves . dartons are the **** too. so its all a matter of choice man . price too
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Price is not an option to me now. I think i possibly blew my motor. I was just driving normal on the way to work and all of a sudden tons of blue smoke out the exhuast. I check it out, and i find the turbocharger blew an oil seal pouring tons of oil in my engine/exhaust. But the thing that gets me is that my dipstick/breather have an excessive amount of pressure coming out of them now and a lot of oil vapor. I let the car run for hours and just tons of blue smoke. Tomorrow i'm going to remove the turbo and run the vehicle/ and do leakdown tests. It just boggles my mind that the turbo oil seal and an internal engine problem happend at the same time, and i was driving normal...I'm definatly using an turbo oil feed restrictor after this... Building an engine is easy to me, i have all the special tools/equipment, but the prices of some of these shortblocks are unbeatable...
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go with benson . tell him to throw some cp pistons and pauter rods in there.
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benson is a pretty good company, thats where i got my block sleeved through pm earl about details
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PrettyLude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">benson is a pretty good company, thats where i got my block sleeved through pm earl about details</TD></TR></TABLE>
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I have a Golden Eagle sleeved GSR block, nothing bad to say about it at all
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less than a year ago , i would have said all blocks are not created equal.....but now it seems like every company has gottin their **** together and are producing great blocks . GE's used to sink alot , they are **** hot now . we all know the story with RS , they are under new ownership and are good to go . AEBS has horrible customer service but produce great blocks . benson is top notch like i said.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lanojp1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a Golden Eagle sleeved GSR block, nothing bad to say about it at all </TD></TR></TABLE>

I have GE sleeves too, but on an h22 block
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Golden Eagle is the best in the bizz......
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I can only speak of the one i have experience with and in my book earl/benson get a BIG
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I have nothing but good things to say about the AEBS sleeve jobs I've seen and built motors around.
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well i just got my AEBS block back from inline yesturday. havent rant it yet but the machine work is flawless just amazing
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i think AEBS sleeves look the best . and they perform better than they look let me tell you!!
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BOMB PROOF A.E.B. S
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look at those suckers . man i love my block!!
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Here are some shots of a recent customer's h23a block/build I did. Darton Sleeved, JE pistons, Crower Billets, etc etc. I've got about 10 other shortblocks if you need anymore pictures







Here is a shot of the Darton MID's. 84mm LS block


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looks sick
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PrecisionH23a &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Here are some shots of a recent customer's h23a block/build I did. Darton Sleeved, JE pistons, Crower Billets, etc etc. I've got about 10 other shortblocks if you need anymore pictures






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this is my block and rods. anthony does awesome work. he can get pretty good prices on sleeving
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Bensons.....
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we'll see how A.E.B.S works for me
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ERL hands down best out there. Maybe not the newest kid on the "block"...little pun there...but definetly have done their homework on all the honda blocks out there and do all the finishing touches that are necessary to have a reliable, long living, gauranteed block. Oh, and they will hold all the power you can throw at em' too......but that goes without saying.
Honestly, why would HONDA themselves goto them for work on the race cars that they put their names on. Numerous HART road racing and soon to be Pro rwd drag car use ERL for sleeving....among other services. Not to mention some of the bigger names out there in the drag racing world.
Honestly, everyone can talk about who's best and most will often give a biased answer to your question. Yes, I am a dealer for the ERL blocks. But also yes I have gone through many other companies that offer sleeving service and ERL is the answer to all your desired needs when it comes to block service.
Just take a look at this small vid they have showing a quick look into the treatment that every block receives by them. No other company has the ***** to show what it is they "do", cause most dont have the equipment or even technology to be able to give your block the love it needs.
http://www.erlperformance.com/...G.mpg
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AEBS is all I will ever use and all I sell.

if you need sleeves done right and for a good price call ARI 1-561-840-1878
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93LSivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> everyone can talk about who's best and most will often give a biased answer to your question. [/url]</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thats what you are doing, offering a biased opinion. im sure your blocks are good, but they dont offer any advantage over bensons, or darton,etc tc


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