A local company can do flanged sleeves for a decent price, but cannot do mid sleeves...

Im wondering if i should send my block away for mid sleeves, or just go with the local flanged sleeves....

what are the pros and cons of both


any help would be appreciated..

 

send it to benson, local companies usually have issues with sleeves dropping

 

Flanged



MID

 

i agree other companies who have less expierence with sleeves tend to have sleeves drop

benson macihnes a deck for the sleeves to sit on so they can never drop.

 

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benson macihnes a deck for the sleeves to sit on so they can never drop.

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There's a bit more to it than just that. Anyways, MID's are difficult to install and are only recommended to be installed by shops with ton of experience.

 

whats flanged sleeves?is it more material added to the outside of the stock sleeves?

ILBB

 

I still say benson is good so far not to many probs with sleeves sinking

 

I would just send it out to a big/reputable company. I would personnaly choose Golden Eagle.

Adriano

 

ERL hands down. Great work, great products. Check em out

 

Unless your goal is 800whp, 10k+ rpm, and a stroked crank, I doubt that the design will have much bearing on keeping the motor together. If a well-tuned, good condition b16 can make 600+ whp remaining 100% stock w/o shattering a sleeve (instead broke ringlands, still boosted IIRC), then I can't see ductile iron thats 2x as thick causing a problem.

Just treat it like its your mom's block, not like your ex-gf's daily driver, and it will be fine.