safe bore on ls vtec

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Jul 29, 2003 | 06:05 PM

blueturbo4door

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From: NM, USA

safe bore on ls vtec

i have some 84mm 12.5 je's that i want to run. will these be ok for a bored ls block? do you think the sleeves will crack real soon?

Jul 29, 2003 | 07:28 PM

flipsi266h

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Re: safe bore on ls vtec (99n00sis)

For 84mm pistons you should sleeve it no matter on a ls block. Stock sleeves can only handle i believe an 82mm bore safely and anything above that needs to be sleeved.

Jul 29, 2003 | 07:34 PM

mmuller

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Re: safe bore on ls vtec (flipsi266h)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by flipsi266h »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For 84mm pistons you should sleeve it no matter on a ls block. Stock sleeves can only handle i believe an 82mm bore safely and anything above that needs to be sleeved.</TD></TR></TABLE>

i second that