Chevycobaltss3

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Lol not that cold, but for some odd reason. I got home, took a shower. Got out and collapsed on the ground.. I didn't pass out but I almost did. Layed there for a bit and got me a v8fusion drink with energy and started feeling better. Lol.. ******* sucked..

Temp tho is 50

carstedt

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Aww poor fella

Bluelightning

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Alright guys enough of the pissing match that's going nowhere. Like 1000 meangless posts ago someone asked to see the rest of the plugs. So here they are. I'd like to figure out why it went down so it doesn't happen again.

kdub1492

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I'm sure mine looked like that before it shattered! lol

Bluelightning

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One thing that just came to mind. Like last Wednesday randomly my low coolant light came on. It took like 200ml to shut it off. Is it possible the head gasket blew and the coolant in the cylinder is what hydro locked and blew the sleeve out?

armcclure

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Oh the pissing match ended on the last page. This is just mindless banter.
Plug 3 doesn't look so hot... others are pretty consistant. When will you be pulling the head?

Bluelightning

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Plug 3 is the cylinder that went down lol. Flip a few pages back to see the carnage.

armcclure

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In my search for pics a found this... And I'm sorry James, but that was a damn clever comeback! I lol'd so hard i pooped. Good thing I'm on the *******!

Ooooooooh.... A lot of these posts make more sense now. I didn't realize I missed that much in one day lol

My advice to you; get ahold of mrbelvedere. And if you're nice to him, I can 100% guarantee this will never happen again. That's all imma gonna say.

carstedt

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Y would u say that? I didnt know mr b tuned i thought he was just a very good tech

Chevycobaltss3

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He doesn't tune, I believe he has a machine shop or something similarly close.

InfraRedline

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There is a thread about some sleeving that was overlooked by a lot of people....not all the info is in there but thats kinda what he was reffering to.

carstedt

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He does know his **** tho he puts out good info

carstedt

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As in sleeving being bad? Or them being good

100% METH

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As in Bawse sleeves

Good cheaper alternative with 2x the hardness and tinsel strength of stockers...

It's amazing we get away with as much as we do on stock sleeves... the max thickness is .060

OttawaMark

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Mr. belvedere knows his **** for sure.

I'd go ZZP girdling, 898WHP doesn't lie.

carstedt

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Lol truth^

Bluelightning

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Haha I'm not going to be making enough power to need a block like that.

100% METH

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$1000... POOF

but when becauseracecar... I completely agree, that girdle is the ****.

otherwise... for those of us looking for a measely 300-500whp... stock esta bueno

574

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Well on a lighter note, my TVS with the mammoth 2.9 is going on Saturday

mrbelvedere

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i had already figured that was what happened but why did the hg let loose is what needs to be figured out and i may have your answer if you could post pics of the rest of the pistons

i have had custom sleeves made that fit in the stock hole that are better then the stockers and they will be available through me

im not a comlete idiot about it but i try not to mess with it not enough experience to come close to call myself a tuner and would rather not

its on the redline forums i started

true

here is the deal the stock sleeves arent bad pieces but the main problem is when you replace them you get them in a finished bore and upon instalation(with the gm sleeve kit) they go out of round and to fix the problem you need to bore them. so what i decided was to get a stronger sleeve made that would handle alot more abuse then the stock sleeves would and they are .040 undersize so you can set the bore back to stock and it be round. now zzp has a great product and if you can afford a 1000+ for a block great or even more for dartons but if you cant whats left to do but get a different block or use gm sleeves. so the sleeves i had made are from ductile iron (not grey iron like the stockers) and have 2x the hardness and 2x tensill strength of the stock sleeves. some advantages is the strength better ring seal and less flex transmitted to the block due to the increased sleeve strength and less distortion due to heat. will these be as stout as a zzp block no they wont but for most of the people building ecotecs it should be more then sufficant.

Bluelightning

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Alrighty I'll get ya pics of the rest of em tomorrow. And I think we are going to be in touch on those sleeves

mrbelvedere

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ok blue

mrbelvedere

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enjoy it lots of fun

Chevycobaltss3

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Meet in indianapolis. You should come out with all us other ky balts lol..

mrbelvedere

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i would consider it but mine is awaiting the new sleeves to arrive