Rebuild check list

[japan4racing]

what reason would that be? you yourself said how you are still on a basemap after 6 months and you beat the shit out of your car. id say you are lucky more than anything else.

i am very lucky to have a motor that is still holding up to the task of boosting it like i am. but if anything happens and i have to go in the motor you can bet your ass im sleeving it. there is no way in hell i am pulling my motor, taking it completely apart, putting some rods and pistons in, and putting it back together.....i would be cheating myself.

i just dont have the bread for it.

this is not the hobby to have if you dont have the "bread" for it. its expensive enough toying with cars at a beginner level....when you get to where you are now you need to have funds. you gotta pay to play.

if you are saying its unsafe to run any amount of horsepower, then why not get the block sleeved on any rebuild?

all im saying is that while you are in there you need to sleeve it. a sleeve can crack at any hp level. it typically happens at higher levels but it can happen at lower levels....and dont you think that after you build this to stock specs with stronger pistons and rods you are gonna be putting out about the same power?? which would be what?...300-325whp??? you say pistons are not gonna give..guess whats next in line.....why get the block sleeved on any rebuild...becuase you are in there and its very good preventative maintenance. you know you are building a motor that is gonna get beat on. you know you are building a motor that is gonna be used like it was never intended to be used. regardless of it being a dd or a race car..you are gonna beat on it...and as you have already found out it only takes one time to break something. why even set yourself up for a disaster? if you were rebuilding your moms car i say do whatever you want..toss autozone pistons in there and call it a day. but you are building a car that is gonna be at the track occationally, will see some street racing action (you cant deny any of that as i have heard of numerous races on the street with you involved), and overall is gonna get beat on pretty regular....you need the sleeves.

I say save your money until you can do it the right way the first time

in the end it's your call

definately do it right the first time.....but it is your call....you do what you gotta do. stock sleeves will hold alot of power on a very good tune. you may never crack one..or you may crack one the day you crank it up for the first time. i hope it all works out for you becuase i would hate to have to say i told you so after you crack a sleeve.