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Old 06-20-2021, 06:15 PM   #1
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SR Is this SR20 block savable?

I picked up this block not too long ago and wanted to know if it was savable? As far as I know, the previous owner blew a head gasket and melted piston #1. Here's the damage done to the sleeve.





As you can see, the cylinder wall itself is fine and the way the piston travels should be completely fine. But I'm worried about the top/edge of the sleeve & the head gasket seal. My plan was to bore the cylinder out 0.5mm, and deck the block about 0.2mm along with the head which should leave me needing a 1.5mm head gasket. I will be calling a few local machine shops tomorrow (when they open) so I can ask about this.

So, I have a few questions.

1: Is this block savable, and am I completely fine just decking & boring the block? Or would I need to pay over a thousand dollars to completely re-sleeve it? Do I need an entirely new block? If there are other options, please let me know what they are & what the pricing would be.

2: Would the head gasket seal perfectly at all, even after decking? My main concern is that when the piston is traveling upwards, it'd apply compression on the bottom side of the head gasket through the pitting on the sleeve and then the compression would leak through.

Thank you in advance for any input! I really need help on this.

(looking from the preview: sorry, don't know how to resize images at all)
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Old 06-21-2021, 07:52 AM   #2
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What power level are you aiming for? If the block is virgin(never been cut) you should be ok cleaning that up. Once it is cleaned up, you may be left with a slight amount of detonation damage there. The HG should seal as it is .25-.5mm back from the edge.
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Old 06-21-2021, 11:00 AM   #3
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It very much depends on how deep that is. I have a block that looked similar and it needs sleeving.
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Old 06-25-2021, 04:02 PM   #4
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It very much depends on how deep that is. I have a block that looked similar and it needs sleeving.
Yeah I bit the bullet and just picked up a new block for $150, not sure if I over payed but it sure beats getting it resleeved!

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