I went to a local shop today and saw this b16 block. pretty much it is a blockguard welded in. The thing is, usually i dont see this type of welding/machining. Is this common or different?
How strong does it look to yall??

 

Looks like poop

 

theres divots in the parts connecting to the sleeves

 

i'm not really likeing that...

i'm sure the thermal expansion rates are different...in which case i'm sure it'll pull the sleeves out of round before long.

 

WHOAA!!! that looks like ****!! when i had my blockgaurd welded in, i was right there telling them what to do. i told them to just weld the BG to the block and not the cylinders. they did just that...and it was basically just tack welding it on the edges against the block.

 

qoute: WHOAA!!! that looks like ****!! when i had my blockgaurd welded in, i was right there telling them what to do. i told them to just weld the BG to the block and not the cylinders. they did just that...and it was basically just tack welding it on the edges against the block.

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quickergixxer

 

that looks crazy,im no expert but id aggree with the others.the cylinder walls are probably more weak now from the heat of the welder,probably warped since its aluminum.plus looks like it will get some pretty inconsistant cooling from the sloppy welding.but who knows.could work great.

 

nice "block guard"

 

Hmm... if you are going to the trouble to buy a block guard, have it welded in place, deck the block, then have it o-ringed right at the transition from iron to aluminum, why the heck not just have the block resleeved? Although creative, this will never be as strong as full ductile iron sleeves.

 

That is horrid! There's spots where the outside of the cylinder was burnt through! It's not supposed to be welded to the cylinder...

 

might as well take it to a scrape yard,i didnt see these.

 

absolute doo doo

 

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DAAAAAMMMNNN.....I didn't see that. Good eye!

 

okay, i thought it was just me at first, b/c ive seen block with bg's and they look nothing like this. so i guess this block is doomed huh?

 

I'd trust MINE 100x more than that.... Old skool STR junt, yo.

 

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ok not only did someone PAY to have this done,

but then they are gona THINK it is gona be safer.....that thing looks like it was Stick welded....

so when it overheats and the cylinders warp it was worth it right