can block guard warp cylinder?

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Old May 13, 2003 | 12:35 PM
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i have a race engineering block guard and for the secound time in 8 month i have to rebore cuz the top of cylinder is warped oval i can even see like bronze metal on top of cylinder!!,can this be due to block guard ?or to much high boost ?
btw the block guard was well install like instruction said
plz someone help
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Old May 13, 2003 | 12:41 PM
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did you tap it in a 1/2"? if you have to use alot of force it will warp them easily
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Old May 13, 2003 | 12:53 PM
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beleve it or not, yes
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Old May 13, 2003 | 01:45 PM
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so is it better just to take the thing out or leave it in . if it's already there.

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Old May 13, 2003 | 02:41 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TeStUdO &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did you tap it in a 1/2"? if you have to use alot of force it will warp them easily</TD></TR></TABLE>
no i dindint tap it at all its free flow 1/2 below deck
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Old May 13, 2003 | 03:29 PM
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how much is alot of force.

like taping it in , or like banging the sh*t out of it to get in.

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Old May 14, 2003 | 12:58 AM
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ttt
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Old May 14, 2003 | 07:01 AM
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there's a recent thread that discusses this...apparently if you can't get it in by hand you need to file/sand the offensive parts of the guard to get it in...
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Old May 14, 2003 | 12:52 PM
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it happened to me with an STR.
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Old May 14, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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me to, I had the cylinders bored. 3000 miles 15 psi no problems.
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