b18b1_delsol
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Yea I am going to sleeve the block for sure. I was looking to use 81.5 to ensure that the cylinder walls will be the thickest for reliability.
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He is building an LS.
OP, my friend has a n LSVTEC with a completly stock B16 head and is making about 400whp on 16psi with a 60-1. If you do decide to buy cams anything higher than a stage1 will require springs, and if you do that then you might as well put new valves in it too.
But stock sleeves are good till about 400hp. Its just a lot of money to spend on something you may not really need.Keep you factory crank, and dont do a single thing to it if its still in good condition. Just run it like it is. Get a full set of OEM bearings and gaskets, and use all of em. Get your sleeves installed by the manufacturer, not a middle man shop. Get a set of forged pistons, and forged rods. Then tie it all off with ARP hardware. That will be more than enough for you.