Originally Posted By MikeN
Originally Posted By RBRE
We have done it for years. Doing a Hemi right now dated Oct 11, 1963! We always bore one cylinder on one bank and then one on the other. Then we install the sleeves. Then do two more on opposite banks. Some shops just bore out all 4 or 8 and then bang them all in which really pushes the block around. We also never do 2 cylinders side by side. If you start with a center cylinder you can then move to the far end cylinder then go to the opposite end cylinder and then the other center and never do two side by side. Same with honing. Also, we always use dry ice or liquid nitrogen to drop the sleeves in without banging on them. You always need to align hone afterwards. -- Ray


Very interesting! And good for a customer who has bought a sleeved block from you to know.
But is/was the World aluminum block done with the same care? Or the Chevrolet LS7 for that matter. Both had interference type liners and sold in large numbers. And aluminum is more flexible than iron. Is there a (cost saving) way to get around this routine?



Mike N: My apologies, I thought this thread was about trying to save rare cast iron blocks that never had removable sleeves. The method I suggested was just my opinion and doesn't mean its the best way. This method does put the least stress on the block and keeps the structural integrity from being compromised. As far as cost savings, I guess you could go to some caveman and do it a different way.