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Jul 20, 2008 | 10:14 PM

grandtheftlunchbox

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Opinions on block guards...

Ive heard a lot about how they create hotspots in the cylinder because they restrict coolant flow, but Golden Eagle's blockguard looks pretty free-flowing... anyways, without sleeving (wayyyy out of the budget for now) can i run this pig to a reliable 300hp or so?

Jul 20, 2008 | 10:17 PM

cehcivic15

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Re: Opinions on block guards... (grandtheftlunchbox)

ALL blockguards or girdles or whatever ppl are calling them are junk!, you dont need them

Jul 20, 2008 | 11:25 PM

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Re: Opinions on block guards... (cehcivic15)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cehcivic15 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ALL blockguards or girdles or whatever ppl are calling them are junk!, you dont need them</TD></TR></TABLE>

They're not junk, they do a half *** job at protecting your block - sometimes they work, most of the time they don't.

For 300hp it doesn't sound like you're running anything too tricky, so I wouldn't bother with it.