Looking at buying an LS.
Was told its Darton sleeved with a block guard. I have terrible eyes. From pics, looks like Honda Sleeved with a block guard. Wanted some better eyes to check it out.
On to pics:

 

i may be wrong but that def looks like a block guard

u can see spacing between where it goes in and the walls. sleeves are all one piece.

sorry bro. u didnt pay a **** ton for it did u.

 

Haven't bought it yet. And yeah I know it's a block guard. But, are the sleeves oem or is it sleeved.

 

they are def stock honda sleeves.. there is a darton rep on the site.


these are there sleeves that have the "stock" look.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...&tx=100&ty=138

and look how much thicker they are stock.

 

Darton sleeve kits i've sold for Honda block had their own block guard and look different slightly.....the one you pictured doesn't look right

Check this link out, this is what i mean.....

http://www.exospeed.com/store/index....11_259_260_261

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thats what im saying it doesnt seem right and the walls look wayyyyy to thin to be sleeves.

i would throw it to the wind. whats the dude asking for it.

 

So just a block guard. Oem sleeves ?

 

that would be my guess.

 

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Looks like stock sleeves. It may have thin wall lining sleeves. Usually you would see a slight bevel around the top of the sleeves on the thin wall lining type sleeves.

 

Kinda what I thought! I just need a damn sleeved motor.

 

stock......not iron-sleeved

 

Incorrect as usual... You don't know what a stock block looks like? Check the shop I'm sure someone can show you. You can knock these sleeves all you want like you did in another thread but they are the same sleeves Dart uses in their Honda blocks which we supply them.

The stock sleeves do not touch each other between the cylinders. Those actually look like the 300 series sleeves. It hard to tell by the pick but the sleeves slightly over lap each other between the cylinders. Since the flange is a little bigger than bore center the sleeves are installed staggered, #1 and #3 first and when you cut for #2 and #4 it makes a slight relief in the flange so they touch.

 

So those are darton sleeves.

 

They're the cheaper sleeves, not the M.I.D. sleeves that people usually talk about when they talk sleeved motors.

 

Now, the question for Darton is what the strength difference is between the two types of sleeves.

 

Darton dry sleeves ?

 

yup. Dry sleeves. ANd the MID sleeves are wet.

 

Hmmm. I can buy an AEBS 84mm sleeved at the highest price
Or Eagle sleeved 85mm w GSR water pump Itr oil pump with eagle rods for sAme price as AEBS
or this LS that's 81mm plus eagle rods for less than both...

I want some very definite confirmation on this being sleeved.

 

they look like aftermarket sleeves but i wonder how much hp they would be good to ?

 

Good question.