Cylinder Resleeving
Q & E has been resleeving cylinders for over 25 years. Procedures for the various applications are constantly being evaluated and improved.
- Motorcycle, ATV, marine outboard, snowmobile and personal watercraft cylinders with non-removable liners, (such as Nikasil, Boron composite, Electrofusion and chrome as well cast-in liners) are bored and precision honed to an optimum press fit to the sleeve to insure maximum stability at operating temperature while providing critical heat transfer. Removable liners are removed and cylinders are checked for fit before properly sized sleeves are installed.
- Once the sleeve is installed 2 cycle cylinder ports are blended to achieve efficient fuel flow.
- Cylinders are then bored, less hone stock. Ports are chamfered and top deck is machined. The cylinder is finally precision honed to the proper clearance fit to the appropriate piston. Any exhaust bridges are relieved.
Many models in stock for exchange!
>>Click here for pricing.<<
Why should I resleeve my cylinder instead of buying a new one?
- Cylinder resleeving is less expensive than buying new in more ways than one.
1) The cost for resleeving is considerably less than a new cylinder.
2) More and more of the newer engines being manufactured these days use cylinders that have some kind of plating or coating impregnated to the aluminum cylinder wall to provide an acceptable surface for piston and ring(s). Underneath this very thin coating or plating is aluminum which is an unacceptable surface for piston and ring contact. When this surface is worn through, or some other reason for cylinder wall damage occurs, the cylinder cannot be rebored, as this would result in a soft aluminum cylinder wall. Once Q & E, Inc. resleeves your cylinder, it can be bored to fit oversize pistons, thus multiplying the life of the cylinder by up to eight times! Sometimes even more, depending on the number of piston oversizes available. Wiseco, for example, manufactures pistons in oversizes for most motorcycle, ATV, personal watercraft, outboard marine and snomobile applications.
3) Many racers and motorsports enthusiasts have invested megabucks into cylinder porting and polishing. Q & E, Inc. can help protect your investment by recording your port specifications before resleeving, then returning the ports to these specs. after the sleeve is installed. ($95.00 additional charge per cyl.)
Click here for more on Wiseco Pistons
Big Bore Kits Available for:
- Kawasaki KX250 KDX250 Tecate/Tecate4 250
- Suzuki LTZ400/Kawasaki KFX400
Questions? Click here to E-Mail
Back to main page