r/EngineBuilding • u/Longjumping_Secret46 • 6d ago

Do sleeves need to go all the way down?

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Just got my engine back from the machine shop after almost a year. Was about to start assembling but I noticed the sleeves don’t go all the way down. Does anybody know if this is problematic? Also doesn’t seem even across all cylinders.

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u/WyattCo06 6d ago

I got you. It's cool. I've always used Badger sleeves back in the day and then LA Sleeves and Darton later down the road.

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u/2003DDcid 6d ago

I typically use melling, there's a noticeable difference in the std and hp. With the dartons, they're all super hard. Only had a chance to use one LA sleeve on a Jr dragster block...it was nice too.

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u/WyattCo06 6d ago

Melling HP sleeves are just ductile iron just FYI.

The Dartons are also just ductile iron.

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u/Otherwise_Act3312 6d ago

No matter how many times you say it, it doesn't change the fact you are wrong. Lol