Im not sure if this has been covered before. If so, someone please link me..

In a nutshell, will sleeving your motor and adding a blockguard essentially make the motor more "bulletproof" in high boost applications?

Or will it be no use, and just be adding weight?

Or will it attribute to the demise of my motor? haha.

let me know.
thanks.

 

it its a good design like benson's is, you don't need a blockguard

 

that's not my question bro..

 

a block guard wont fit anyways

 

block guards are crap. if u sleeve your motor u dont need one.

 

blockguard is to sleeve as FMU is to standalone engine management system.

blockguard is to sleeve as "pulling out" is to sterilization.

a block guard is not needed on a sleeved block. A sleeved block does what a blockguard is intended to do, only it actually works.

 

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LOL

 

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you dont need to run both, a properly sleeved engine should NEVER have the sleeves fail.

 

ok.
im getting mostly opinions here.
im in the tech forum looking for actual "tech" information.

my question is.

will a blockguard attribute additional "strength" to a sleeved block?

that's all i want to know.
im not looking for people to tell me that i don't NEED a blockguard with sleeves.


One guy said a blockguard will not fit with sleeves? Is this true also?

And a technical explanation as to why would be appreciated also.

let me know.
thanks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by loud_whispers &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok.
im getting mostly opinions here.
im in the tech forum looking for actual "tech" information.
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a standard block guard will not fit if the new sleeves are thicker than the origionals.

im gonna repeat myself because you think its an opinion, there is NO REASON to run a blockguard with a sleeved engine. you are in for more headaches for NO added protection, infact you may encounter overheating problems because some block guards do produce issues like that on stock thin-wall sleeves, now you have a thicker wall AND something to block coolant flow to the most critical area of the sleeve, the point where combustion begins.

 

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a standard block guard will not fit if the new sleeves are thicker than the origionals.

im gonna repeat myself because you think its an opinion, there is NO REASON to run a blockguard with a sleeved engine. you are in for more headaches for NO added protection, infact you may encounter overheating problems because some block guards do produce issues like that on stock thin-wall sleeves, now you have a thicker wall AND something to block coolant flow to the most critical area of the sleeve, the point where combustion begins. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ok now that's an answer

Ok. so it will not fit with thicker, reinforced sleeves..
i was told that it would.

Please explain how it will not?

 

if the sleeves are thicker, wich im ''pretty'' sure most if not all are; the blockguard wont fit in the water jacket.