I see all these blocks that look so friggin nice and want to know what you guys are using to clean them. I've used Super Clean in the past but it always develops this white powdery looking residue after a few weeks. I'm sending my block out for sleeving and I want to clean it before the sleeves go in. Any suggestions? BTW it will be boosted so yes this is FI related.

TIA

Ryan

 

If it's any consolation, my block is nappy and covered in shoot

Yay for Open Downpipe

 

simply green and some hard work

 

have it hot tanked at a machine shop when you pull it.........it will look **brand spanking new**

 

hot tanking a crusty motor will give you that dry clay look....what I suggest is to bead blast it before you bring it into the machine shop to have it hot tanked

 

bead blast it

 

please explain bead blasting? What is is, how much, turnaround time, etc? I've never heard of it before.

 

bead blast is similar to sand blasting w/ beads easiest way to explain it.

 

if you beed blast it.. be VERY CAREFUL and make sure you clean your block fully. any bit of that glass/sand in your engine means trouble for your bearings.

 

Did you try some brake cleaner? I tried it on my block and it worked pretty well. I think it was called Brakleen or something like that. We use brakecleaner on everything.

 

wont hot tanking warp aluminum?

 

no, I've had my head and block hot tanked

 

well just pay more for the place that is doing your sleeves to clean your block!\
i'm sure almost any shops like that will have a hot tank or some sort of cleaning procedure.

 

Use a wire wheel attached to a drill. Just go at it on your motor and it shines it almost like your polishing it. Same thing goes for the tranny. Use a metal polish afterwards and it get's even better. Doesn't take long at all either. Here is what mine looks like. (It's N/A but it works the same on FI )

 

I've always bead blasted my blocks, they have a nice satin silver finish that way.

 

I used simple green and went to carwash place and blasted it.

 

I did the same.....The power washer does the trick!!!!