(did a search)

... from my search, closed deck allows for more internal pressure (ie boost)... but has decreased cooling efficiency... right?... and open deck is just the opposite... so there are trade-offs between the two... (and this also goes back to the golden eagle vs darton discussion)

... so what does everyone recommend for a "V8 killa" street machine?

thanks!!!

 

golden eagle sleeves. best compromise of both worlds.

 

I believed the above statement so much as to purchase them myself

 

But it also depends on how much power he plans on having. If you want to beat stock V8's out there, I believe you can stick with stock internals and gow with a low boost application (~9psi). But if you want to go any higher than that, you want to build the engine at which point, with an open deck, you gotta change the sleeves...