Re: Valve grinding tools

Posted by PackardV8 On 2014/10/29 10:27:01

My major fear would be installing hardened seats on the exhaust. Cutting the block maybe too close to a water jacket. I don't know. Has any research been done on the I8 blocks to determine how much meat is there that can be cut away without fear of the exhaust heat cracking the block due to a small margin of material left after cutting for the insert???

Besides, had the hammer damage never occured then the engine would have went back together with no intention of hardened seats????

One seat probably alot cheaper than having 16.