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There are a few reasons why we choose to sleeve a block. The sleeves themselves will increase the bore strength which is key when more power is added. They are much stronger than the stock bore and will last for a much longer period with no shifting during load.

They also maintain the bores geometry for higher performance goals, improving ring seal and strength when you are adding massive amounts of hp and tq.

CJobe

Having to do the same thing on the newer coyote blocks but we just use small little inserts on them as they are built more for the abuse than the EB.

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A couple measurements of the sleeves that will be going into the block before we start cutting. We measure before the cutting to find the exact bore size to get the correct sleeve to block interference. This will provide the exact fit we need!

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Next step, start shaving away to make room for the new sleeves!

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Block is out of cutting and getting cleaned up. We will be going through a few steps to get the freshly cut walls ready for the new sleeves before they are pressed in this afternoon. So far, it looks great! We can't wait for this project to come together.

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After some persuasion the sleeves are in! We will be going back to the CNC machines to cut the lip off to make sure the deck is perfectly flat.

phenrichs

Man I can't wait to see the final numbers out of thing.

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We're back to the CNC machines this morning to deck of the extra bit of sleeve sticking from the top of the block. We want to ensure a flush fit between the deck, gasket, and head for a perfect fit.

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Next step in the process, line honing the block.

Here, we set the main bearing clearing by lightly shaving down the metals to fit perfectly. We also ensure that the bearing crush clearance.

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Were taking a break from the machine work to get familiar with the Powerstorm pistons and rods vs. the stock pistons and rods.

As you can see, there are many differences between the two. Thickness, design, and material are a few of the things you can spot. What's not in plain sight, the years of R&D that has gone into developing the Powerstorm pistons and rods.

Rods

• Material Differences (Our connecting rods are made of vacuum degassed 4340, as opposed to the much weaker powdered metal stock rods)
• Design Differences (Our connecting rods are designed with significant increases in cross sectional thickness. The beam design, bore design, cap arrangement and pin end all are substantially stronger than the stock design)
• Rod Bolts (Much higher quality ARP2000 rod bolts are used in our connecting rods)

Pistons

• Material Differences (Our pistons are made from 2618 aluminum alloy, much stronger, and considerably more durable under boosted applications than the stock piston material)
• Design Differences (Our pistons are designed from scratch using our own exclusive forging, with thicker skirts, crowns, strutting, ringlands and more. Features include better pin oiling, improved ringland supports, and more)
• Wristpins (Much higher quality material wristpin material, and increased wall thickness)

The stock example we are using shows normal wear and carbon build up.