[blykins]

I thought I was going to be sneaky and dyno Chris' engine yesterday, then surprise him with some pictures and a video last night.

We got her dyno'd yesterday; it made 588 hp @ 5700 and 620 lb-ft of torque. Sweet little engine, no external leaks....

I had walked outside to watch a pull from the outside and notice a few wisps of steam from the driver's side, so I went back in the dyno room and pulled the driver's side valve cover. Milkshake.

Got it home last night, pulled the intake and head off and one of the sleeves had dropped .011".

Now, one of the things we do to prep the aluminum blocks is to set the sleeves, which includes putting them in an oven, while clamping a head gasket and torque plate down to each deck. So, I'm not sure why that one dropped more, but the fact of it is that the engine will have to be pulled down to the bare block.

Good thing is that Chris' car will be in limbo until June, so we have some time.