Quote Originally Posted by teh_mugen18 View Post
True, about the bore thing.... @BABYJ, Why would you personally steer clear of the Darton sleeve, what could be wrong with them??
And also true, about the cams and where they make power. I personally just want the motor to make around 200 - 220 whp and then ontop of that, is where i would like to add the shot of nitrous. I already have a proven spec of someone who built a motor, dyno'd it, and it was proven to make over 200whp @ about 9,000rpms. They did it on a stock sleeve, which is good power, but i do wonder about how much further i could push the engine if it had a sleeved block as well.
I won't bash Darton - but a quick google search should tell you the issues w/ those sleeves sinking. MORE THAN MOST other companies due to the design. If you want a big shot on that OEM sleeve that would def not be a great idea as the side-load during the torque-surge would put you on borrowed time. Darton claims that their sinking sleeves are an install issue - but WELL KNOWN builders and machine shops will site a design flaw as well. Something to consider.