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Discussion in 'Race 400/430/455' started by Dubuick, Nov 24, 2011.

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  1. Opa

    Opa Torque/a 8 piston figure

    14 years racing the same block is a great deal anyway you look at it.

    Hope she will give you one more year, and it might suprise you with a last personal best ET to boot!
    Before she gets retired as a daily driver engine, or in the garage as a momentum to remind us those good old times you had with it.
    We can make great tales of it..yeah was a very good engine, the best I did have of the iron block in fact.
    She was so good, every now and then when I went racing with it, she rolled up her sleeves like she meant Businness!

    Like Elvis Presley motto; TCB (Taking Care of Business).
    I have the same motto TCB (This Car only Buick)!

    Why cause it takes Care of Business just like it is! :beer
     
    Opa, Dec 2, 2011
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  2. MN GS455

    MN GS455 Well-Known Member

    Re-sleeve that cylinder with a Darton flanged sleeve. It is made of 100,000 psi ductile material and will not fail. I use them all the time, even in blocks that have had holes broken through to water. They will run with a .070" wall and be stronger than the block was stock. Fill even makes the stronger. I recommend it.

    Stock replacement sleeves are barely 30,000 psi and are brittle. They absolutely require block fill when repairing a cracked block.

    Here is an alternative,
    Melling also now makes a hi strength HP series sleeve now too. They are 30% stronger than stock and reasonably priced. Since they came out, I've never used a stock type sleeve again even in a stock engine.
     
    MN GS455, Dec 4, 2011
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  3. gmcgruther

    gmcgruther Well-Known Member

    Not having to tear it down again for having the same old sleeve cracking and having the machine shop do all that work:TU:! I agree with the fella that suggested the rim sleeve, they are stronger then you think and can handle more then what you block can:TU:.
     
    gmcgruther, Dec 6, 2011
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