Sleeveing a block

art leong · 06-24-2010, 09:10 AM

Can you sleeve all the bores in stock?

Alan Roehrich · 06-24-2010, 09:31 AM

Yes. Some of the older small bore stuff is impossible to find.

randy wilson · 06-24-2010, 10:42 AM

If you pick the right sleeves and rings, it will actually pick up measurable H.P.

FED 387 · 06-24-2010, 10:54 AM

we have used Darton sleeves with success in many applications---Comp 387

Todd Bailey · 06-24-2010, 03:55 PM

Had my engine builder tell me many years ago that if I brought him an engine run on rubber mounts and an engine run with steel mounts, he could tell which was which from looking at the mains. Rubber mounts and tie it down!!

Alan Warman · 06-25-2010, 12:36 AM

Jerry
Do you remember were you found the sleeves. Every body I talked to, keeps putting that custom word in front of the part number. Mellings has a sleeve but I do not think the O D is big enough. The bore size of the 350 is 4.057 and the sleeve is 4.062. So far LA Sleeves has the best price. So from all the info from every body. Between chassis flex and solid mounts is what killed the block.

JRyan · 06-25-2010, 08:05 PM

Alan,

LA Sleeves is where I got mine. Not cheap, but they don't require any super trick cylinder wall finishes to get them to seal. The non-windowed block with these sleeves is plenty strong even for the 3550 lb. Superstocker with bumper draggin' wheelies, so you shouldn't have a problem as long as your chassis doesn't flex. Good luck!

Jerry

Daran Summerton · 06-26-2010, 01:31 PM

Is this the roller cam motor? Either way 307's don't need anything done to them. You have a problem. The old wagon (roller motor) is still together after 8 years and can still set the record at will. May just start fresh with a known good virgin core motor. If your not running the roller cam motor I reccommend you do at this point. Call with any questions Daran

06-24-2010, 09:10 AM	#1
art leong VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Richmond Hill, Georgia Posts: 2,003 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Sleeveing a block Can you sleeve all the bores in stock? __________________ Art Leong 2095 SS

06-24-2010, 09:31 AM	#2
Alan Roehrich Veteran Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Murfreesboro TN Posts: 5,132 Likes: 1,600 Liked 1,912 Times in 429 Posts	Re: Sleeveing a block Yes. Some of the older small bore stuff is impossible to find. __________________ Alan Roehrich 212A G/S

06-24-2010, 10:42 AM	#3
randy wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 882 Likes: 0 Liked 22 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Sleeveing a block If you pick the right sleeves and rings, it will actually pick up measurable H.P. __________________ don,t have one

06-24-2010, 10:54 AM	#4
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,425 Likes: 550 Liked 334 Times in 181 Posts	Re: Sleeveing a block we have used Darton sleeves with success in many applications---Comp 387

06-24-2010, 03:55 PM	#5
Todd Bailey Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Houston Posts: 312 Likes: 31 Liked 33 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Sleeveing a block Had my engine builder tell me many years ago that if I brought him an engine run on rubber mounts and an engine run with steel mounts, he could tell which was which from looking at the mains. Rubber mounts and tie it down!!

06-25-2010, 12:36 AM	#6
Alan Warman Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: San Angelo Tx Posts: 231 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Sleeveing a block Jerry Do you remember were you found the sleeves. Every body I talked to, keeps putting that custom word in front of the part number. Mellings has a sleeve but I do not think the O D is big enough. The bore size of the 350 is 4.057 and the sleeve is 4.062. So far LA Sleeves has the best price. So from all the info from every body. Between chassis flex and solid mounts is what killed the block. __________________ Alan Warman STK 4107

06-25-2010, 08:05 PM	#7
JRyan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aberdeen SD Posts: 645 Likes: 30 Liked 112 Times in 31 Posts	Re: Sleeveing a block Alan, LA Sleeves is where I got mine. Not cheap, but they don't require any super trick cylinder wall finishes to get them to seal. The non-windowed block with these sleeves is plenty strong even for the 3550 lb. Superstocker with bumper draggin' wheelies, so you shouldn't have a problem as long as your chassis doesn't flex. Good luck! Jerry

06-26-2010, 01:31 PM	#8
Daran Summerton Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Las Vegas nv Posts: 600 Likes: 18 Liked 66 Times in 37 Posts	Re: Sleeveing a block Is this the roller cam motor? Either way 307's don't need anything done to them. You have a problem. The old wagon (roller motor) is still together after 8 years and can still set the record at will. May just start fresh with a known good virgin core motor. If your not running the roller cam motor I reccommend you do at this point. Call with any questions Daran

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