Crash_Rx7

Hey i did a search on t-toping, couldnt come out with much, and still dont know what it is? and how much would this approx cost to get down??

Oh wise bbarbulo? or anyone else?

DumbasSi

Mainly GM and some Ford Mustangs had T-top's. Check out any 68-82 Corvette, 70-present Camaro/Firebird, 80's Monte Carlo/Cutlass, or 84-92 Mustang. They all had T-tops as an option, and the Vettes it was standard. It is a two-piece removable roof section. The top of the windshield, and the rear roof section are connected when the roof panels are removed, forming a T, hence the name T-top.

shlammed

i think he's talking about t-top sleeving or whatever it is that they do to the engine to make it 1000x's strong for boost and ****.

DumbasSi

I guess it would have been in a different forum too. Yeah, a T-top Civic would be kinda fugly.

spracingsports

lol i thought he was talking about roofs too, but he said he still didnt know what it was, and surely he knows what the t-top roof is

imported_gatherer

skip over all the "roof" answers...

what is is sleeves that fit in the water jacket of the block and increase the support for the side walls of the cylinders... I don't recommend them though as they also screw up water flow and cooling and for the most part just support the top of the sleeve...

you want the support lower down at a point where the piston would be when the crankshaft is at 90 degrees to the vertical. this is because it's at this point where the maximum pressure will be applied to the side walls...

I hope this helps

bbarbulo

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The Honda block is an open deck casting, meaning there is no real support for the cylinder wall at the top. T sleeves fill in that space and support the cylinder wall. Then, the insert is machined to retain coolant jackets and oil flow. Leitner does this, as well as carries a full line of ENDYN parts. If you are serious about it, I recommend speaking to him. I'm not sure of the cost of the finished product.

imported_BoOsTd

the sleeves them self are around 1,500 if i remember correctly... Its a costly upgrade for seriously built race engines... Unless you plan on buildy a crazy track car you wont need them...

It involves a complete tear down and rebuild, its by no means a "bolt on" lol...

imported_Cablerat

my motor's a closed deck no?

dingus8

yep obd 1 h22's are closed deck....but you coudl still get ductile iron sleeve's put in to strenghten further

El_LoCo

READ and try this!!

http://www.homemadeturbo.com/tech_projects/block_posting/index.html

imported_BoOsTd

yah thats a quick and easy "cheap" alternative to sleeveing... Its better than nothing thats forsure.

imported_chillinit

I would never ever do that ****!

dingus8

what not...it has been doen for years...like over 50-60 years to reinforce V8's...the old one even used it in his 300 hp b20 vtec project

El_LoCo

I wouldn't suggest something that doesn't wok!!

imported_BoOsTd

ya your right, amatures should not attempt this sort of modification, that why you send it to a professional to post the block for you... cost abit more, but at least you will know its done right... not a DIY job for everyone