this may seem as a dumb question but wat's a sleeved engine...i have 1500 bucks to play with but im not sure wat to do to my b16a2...got a v2 and my header is on its way...boost mite not be in the 1500$ range plus its my dd...would appriciate some ideas with that budget

 

sleeving is just a way of reinforcing a short block and it improves the cylinder wall strength, allowing for high compression or boost. for the money question, it's up to you on how to spend it, 1500 is a lot of money, so be careful. and if you wanted boost, 1500 is a good start, and you could possibly save up some more.

 

wow thanks it all makes sense...the whole sleeved block thing...around how much more am i looking at for a turbo kitr plus install...an estimate...how much is a sleeved block..it would help the engine manage the boost with more reliability correct

 

well, you only sleeve for high boost systems. in your case, it's not required at all. and sleeving is quite expensive. i think riceburner is having his done for about 1000. if you buy all the parts and piece the kit together, and install the turbo yourself. it will cut the cost in half. and before you start anything, research, research, research!

 

thanks for the advice research is a will do... how about some all motor things...such as cams ect...

 

'Sleeved' also means: taking a close to FUBAR'd engine, sleeving the cylinder walls, and rebuilding it. The cylinder walls are bored out to get to the remaining 'good' material, if the walls are too thin then sleeves are installed to bring the cylinder diameters back to something a rebuild kit will cover (.030", .060", etc).

Be careful. It might be the cool thing to do if you're a tuner, but sleeving an engine in the 'real' world is most likely a last ditch effort to sell some junk fast.