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Old 12-15-2004, 11:54 PM
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Re: reducing the swept volume?

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Originally posted by oab_au
Boring and then sleeving the block will change the ratio. But why? You will then need different pistons, so why not use a piston with a lower ratio, and leave the block as it is. Boring and sleeving will leave the block weaker than it is now.

The liners are cast in, they can't move, pressed sleeves can and do.

Harvey.
i was thinking more in terms of a brace, a "blockguard" adapter as many hondas used(in their fully open deck alum block) in turbo applications that we do.
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