Originally Posted by
Mike Schmidt
One spring I was in a time crunch, like most boat racers and decided to try something new. I glued the sleeves in with Loctite Quick Metal. I had been useing it for several years on bearings. Thought it would work, so gave it a try. That set of cylinders ran VERY well. Won Depue Nationals with them in '96.
My guess is that the glue provided some insulation thereby causing the engine to run hotter. Hotter = more HP until it reaches oops temperature. Have accomplished the same thing by squeezing down the water discharge.
Neil Bass
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