turbo gsr bore ?

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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 07:42 PM
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if i bored stock gsr sleeves to 84mm, how reliable will the stock sleeves under boost? it is a gsr with built b16 head, i have 84mm forged pistons that i am wondering if i should put in or just buy more for stock sleeve size for more boost. what do u guys think??? thanks
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Old Sep 3, 2010 | 08:11 PM
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no...it will break, thats like having glass cylinder walls

buy a sleeved block... or sell those pistons and get smaller 1's
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 07:00 AM
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Default Re: turbo gsr bore ?

I dont think you'll even have any metal left at 84mm on stock sleeves...even 82mm stock sleeves are weak on boost.
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 09:43 AM
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Default Re: turbo gsr bore ?

Bore it to 81.5mm just to clean up the sleeves a bit, while still retaining most of the cylinder wall support. Block guard is also a good thing to throw in.
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 12:28 PM
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Default Re: turbo gsr bore ?

Originally Posted by ROMEO856
no...it will break, thats like having glass cylinder walls

buy a sleeved block... or sell those pistons and get smaller 1's
yea, about that, i had a new ge sleeved block but had to sell plan to get another but not for a year or so. didntknow the difference in the gsr n b20 sleeves cuz i had a boosted b20. thanks
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Old Sep 4, 2010 | 12:30 PM
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Default Re: turbo gsr bore ?

n ill prolly go wit bigb16 and resurface cylinder walls with some slightly larger forged pistons. thanks guys
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