Originally posted by white_n_slow
thanks for the pic. I've also seen sleeves for honda motors where all four cylinders are joined into one peice.
Thoughts anyone?
1 piece sleeves can be stronger, but just like block guards, typically come at the expense of coolant flow.
B18C engines come stock with a block girdle, as do many other VTEC engines. I've heard that the b16 does not have one, but that's only rumor at this point.
This should explain where it goes and what it does:
