LOL itll look like shit, wait till I get home from work and I’ll install the shit
i want insurance on my motors. i would be blowing them left and right. i wonder what the deductible is for a motor. lol.
THAT WOULD BE AWESOME IF IT EXISTED!
(sorry about the caps; im at work and HAVE to use them!
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What kind of aluminum feed did you use for the welding? Same composite as the block?
Like Endyn’s block posts, they are melted down OE blocks so the aluminum composite is the same in the weld as the block so heat expansion occur the same. Maybe not a huge deal, but when forged pistons have piston slap when cold but go away when warm due to the metal expansion of the piston, tells you how much the metal is moving 
Never new that the block gaurds set down a tad instead of flush. how far does it actually sit in there.
And what about 2 block gaurds?? Know it might be weird but would it work??
what? y would u want 2 block guards? all block guards should be set down about 1/4".
That looks nice…But for a Daily Driven Motor…Hmm. I would only worry about OVERHEATING ISSUES like all the time especially with A/C.
I’m running a halfsize and I have no problems with overheating. In fact, I still find it hard to get my fan to kick on.
The overheating “myth” goes right back to the original problem; installing block guards incorrectly.
Yeah overheating and blockguards is BS. Minor hot spots occur where the block guard is tho sicne no real sufficient heat transfer but don’t see it causing any major issues.
nick… which brings it back to my point. there is no proof that a correctly installed one will help, BUT there is proof an incorrectly installed one will cause cooling problems. i know yours is installed correctly but i would guess a high percentage are not.
Ok…So then that answers half my question about overheating with a BlockGuard. But how about with A/C and say while BOOSTING. Any of you have all those components working at the same time?
who turns ac on when they are doing pulls?
I agree… what are the effects anyhow with using ac while boosting? Just load?
I dont have proof but I remember when I was doing my build I just read so many horror stories about blockguards and how bad they are and yadda yadda ya. I called every manufacture, machine shop and engine builder that I could for answers. In a nut shell they all basically said the same thing:
1.) weld it in
2.) no more then 1/4" below the deck (1/8" to be exact)
3.) and I stress this BLOCK GUARDS ARENT A CHEAP FORM OF SLEEVES, THEY ARE NOT EVEN COMPARABLE
4.) overheating issues are false.
I’m not sure what the machine shop used to weld it in but they build alot of motors and i respect there judgement.
Good night all 
Hmm…I always thought that a motor running with A/C on runs way hotter than a motor running with no A/C at all…And then add a Turbo for even more heat on top of that.
I am going to be driving her daily with the A/C on and running her hard at times…
I do apreciate all the info on my questions…Thanks to all.