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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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i'm looking to sleeve a ls1 block I have with a cracked sleeve. I want to sleeve the whole thing while I'm at it so I can bore it and stroke it out for larger displacment. I'm wondering who has a good price to do this and does good work. I"m not looking to buy another block be cause the block is sound other then the sleeve and I want to big bore it. thank's
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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There is only one person to use when it come to this matter race engine development I learned the hard way i bought a sleeved from BO white and it was a POS deck was warped .011 fixed that cost me 600 on top of the 1200 i payed for it. then the cylinder bored where out of round half way down the cylinder wich caused it to burn alot of oil. Spend a little money now and save your self the anger
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
There is only one person to use when it come to this matter race engine development I learned the hard way i bought a sleeved from BO white and it was a POS deck was warped .011 fixed that cost me 600 on top of the 1200 i payed for it. then the cylinder bored where out of round half way down the cylinder wich caused it to burn alot of oil. Spend a little money now and save your self the anger
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Old Feb 11, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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Yep, RED is the only one I trust.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 12:03 AM
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how much would it be to sleeve and bore a block out? I want more bore than stroke because I want high rpm power

btw i live in new england so getting this done in CA would be pretty much impossible
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 04:21 AM
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You get what you pay for. I am the owner of a $2500+ junk block (thanks Joe Prince) that had a hairline crack because the #1 Darton sleeve was incorrectly installed by I don't know who. Got another done by RED on the way.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 04:23 AM
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Katech here. A bit pricey but thats because they do the job right.
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Originally Posted by 1984camaroz28
There is only one person to use when it come to this matter race engine development I learned the hard way i bought a sleeved from BO white and it was a POS deck was warped .011 fixed that cost me 600 on top of the 1200 i payed for it. then the cylinder bored where out of round half way down the cylinder wich caused it to burn alot of oil. Spend a little money now and save your self the anger
That is the way to go.
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Sleeving a motor is definitely not something I would source to the lowest bidder.

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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 11:43 AM
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thank's it look's like everyone in pretty much one the same page here. I understand it's not alway's lowest bidder but looking around at differnt block's I've seen hugh price differnces. thanks agian.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 12:10 PM
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steve has serviced many people oversea's so thats not a problem. there's a reason, that steve's services are highly recommended in here.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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If for some reason I decide not to go with the Warlock block this is the route I will be takin.
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steve is the best and he also has the best price if you already own an ls1 block that is seasoned.
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