now i'm totally building up the bottom end of my ls for some moderate boost levels. and i just purchased some eagle rods and i'll be picking up my pistons too. but i'm kinda iffy on throwing down all that money to get the block sleeved. i probaby wont break 20lbs so i dont see a reason to spend all that since i wont be running the motor that hard. so my other option is a blockguard. i have read soem threads and some people like the GE and some like the rage and others like the nuformz blockguard. is there a certain blockguard that will perform better ?

 

My friend and I are running inlinepro block guards, I have not had the chance to put my motor completely together but my friend has been running one for a bout 3 months with no problem.

 

i didn't know inlinepro had one can u post a link for it

 

how much power are u looking to make?

 

well I am not sure what the web site is but here is a pic of my friends motor with the block guard installed

 

wow that looks pretty good .... do u have to machine the block guard in or does it just slide in ?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by flip1199 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how much power are u looking to make?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i'm lookin to break 400

 

The way it seems some people have good luck and it slides right in and some people have to file fit it in. I am not sure how good mine fit, the machine shop installed mine since they had the block there getting bored, which I recomend doing after a block guard install. A block guard would be ok for 400whp but I am sure some one willl disagree with this.

 

what car are you puting ls in?

 

I will be running a NuFormz block guard in my new quest to find the limits of stock sleeves... Ive heard good reviews about them... But only time will tell... motor should be done within the next week... We will see

 

BDL industries, which used to be STR.

 

BDL industries blockguard ?

 

Yes.

 

ive seen sohc make 420 whp no blockgaurd and stock sleeves

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by boost fed ls &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The way it seems some people have good luck and it slides right in and some people have to file fit it in. I am not sure how good mine fit, the machine shop installed mine since they had the block there getting bored, which I recomend doing after a block guard install. A block guard would be ok for 400whp but I am sure some one willl disagree with this.</TD></TR></TABLE> A friend of mine have an LS turbo that I built w/ blockguard and made 417whp and 340lbs.trq. This is in bone stock LS head.

 

thats good news to hear but i'm also gonna build the bottom end up with some FI pistons and rods and endyns block girdle