[DeTomaso] To sleeve or not to sleeve

[MICHAEL DREW]

Dan,

Sleeving all eight cylinders is like putting eight plugs in a flat tire with one hole in it!

If you have a block that needs one or two sleeves, you install one or two sleeves. 

Mike

Sent from my iPhone

> On Nov 4, 2022, at 18:13, Dan <dan at excaliburre.com> wrote:
> 
>    I'm having handful of 351C blocks sonic tested.
> 
>   One is the Boss 351 that Dennis Quella built for "The Winged Warrior"
>   in the early `80's.
> 
>   I'm wondering if it would be advisable to sleeve all 8 cylinders to
>   bring it back to original bore.
> 
>   Another option is to sleeve just one or two holes and go with .030.
> 
> 
>   A 3^rd option is to sleeve two cylinders on an original bore 2 bolt
>   block.
> 
> 
>   Over the years I've received advice regarding sleeves from sleeving all
>   8 holes makes for a stronger block to sleeving a Cleveland can
>   interfere with the water jackets.
> 
> 
>   Does anyone have an opinion on sleeving a 351C?
> 
> 
>   Dan
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Dan Courtney
> 
>   La Jolla, CA
> 
> 
>   [1]Dan at excaliburre.com
> 
> References
> 
>   1. mailto:Dan at excaliburre.com
> _______________________________________________
> 
> 
> Detomaso Email List is not managed by POCA
> Posted emails must not exceed 1.5 Megabytes
> DeTomaso mailing list
> DeTomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> http://server.detomasolist.com/mailman/listinfo/detomaso
> 
> To manage your subscription (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) use the links above.
> 
> Members who post to this list grant license to the list to forward any message posted here to all past, current, or future members of the list. They also grant the list owner permission to maintain an archive or approve the archiving of list messages.