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Originally posted by inferno
it is recommended that they either get a block guard or be resleeved if lots of boost is planned to make sure that the weak part in the block (top if the cylinders in an open deck design) doesn't fail under the high stress that a turbo puts on a motor.
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Just curious - has anyone
actually seen a FI Honda motor fail at the open deck? Or is everyone doing the block guard with a 'better safe than sorry' attitude?
I have seen turbo motor fail at the block, but it's always been on the thrust side of the cylinder sleeve, never at the deck.
