Originally Posted by
Caddyshack
My long term plan is Smith and Jones Ally block but this thread has made me think about getting my 200 block long studded and oil squirts done seeing as I run at 469bhp with a lot of boost now, I guess the block will be worth a bit more to a buyer when I do the full build?
I think that if I ask Mark Shead to make it bullet proof he may want to liner it anyway and then I may as well not do it and just drop the money on the Ally block as the costs are too close together.?
It's a no brainer mate ..and by the looks of it you've talked yourself into it ..good decision ..
Originally Posted by
costina
I didnt mean to come across like that and i should have read the last post by Adam.....
You must have been lucky and tbh there are a lot of idiots out there who dont pay attention to the little details like cleaning threads removing any oil in the holes checking even std head bolts dont bottom out afer a head has been skimmed to death.
They just nail it together......
Mine also runs 2.2bar of boost on std head bolts with no issues on a 205 block but again its all down to who built it and do they have an accurate torque wrench.
Nah it's fine mate ..yea if I'd have known this in 2011 i would have stayed STD head bolts ..but luckily it has lasted ..on my rs turbo build I looked once again and the horror stories aren't worth the risk ..when ford did an awesome job of the head bolts and head Gasket .