current setup : see sig

goals :
- 22-23psi
- 350-400whp

can i get there with just pistons/rods and tuning?... also, what are everyone's recommendations for achieving my goals?... lemme know... thanks in advance...

 

sleeve.

 

To search or not to search that is the question.. Plenty of info on it..

 

Or people could help him out without saying search first. You probably want to sleeve, but dont neccesarily have to. A guy on here made 508 hp with stock sleeves, but that is perfectly tuned with the Motec. I think that it would be safer to sleeve your motor, but you MIGHT not have to.

 

... thanks for the info ... next time dont both replying... i already did a search... now did you not answer because you didnt know... or because you were too lazy to help... i doubt you were too lazy cuz you wasted you time so say "search"... so i am gonna have to go with the fact that........ whatever....

slowb16 : thanks for the reply...

 

up to you...got the money, do it!
it will give you peice of mind and youll know you wont crack a sleeve
BUT the stock sleeves CAN handle your power goals no problem. (good tuning)
Its up to you really.
fyi, someone made like 608 WHP on stock sleeves



[Modified by SiRkid, 5:22 AM 10/22/2002]

 

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... at what point would you re-sleeve your car?... 12 psi?... 15 psi?... 18 psi?...

 

It's not a pressure dependant thing. The general concensus is typically 350whp is "safe" on stock sleeves. More is <U>possible</U> with a higher degree of tuning. Sleeves are usually damaged by detonation, not horsepower alone.

 

once u sleeve a block, it can be your block forever. keep that in mind when looking at the price for a new core if u happen to crack a sleeve.

can it be done on stock sleeves? yes, it obviously been proven. but should u run it on stock sleeves? yes or no depends if u want to take chances.

&lt;will be sleeving when he builds

 

sleeve!!

 

Yep, same here Actually, my GE block is already sitting in my living room My hp goals were right on the edge of reliability giving the tuning available to me, so I erred on the side of caution.

 

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DIRep972 : what setup are you running right now?... i saw your sig and was curious... thanks... nice numbers btw...