looking to buy a torque plate, wheres the best place to get it

[Jackblack99]

I know we dont use them on the engnies we build in the shop I work in.

 

[Jackblack99]

 

[blk smoke lb7]

My question is is it absolutely needed? I know plenty of people who don't do it and are perfectly fine including myself maybe in all out 1000+ builds that plan to run and race at 1000+ but for us 700-900 hp guys whats the big deal. Do studs truly distort that bad?

Loss of compression


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cLjdr2GSwU

 

[DIESELMAFIAPER.LB7]

Hmm didnt know the block could be distorted by bare hands lol

 

[Jackblack99]

Thanks for posting that scott. I was trying to find it to post.

 

[GOB_LLY]

Loss of compression


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cLjdr2GSwU

:screwy:

 

[dirty_max]

so you guys are honing your own blocks?

 

[blk smoke lb7]

so you guys are honing your own blocks?

If your machine shop doing the work doesn't have a torque plate to hone your block your better off buying 1, letting them use it and resell it if you want.If they buy it and use it you will probably get charged full price and they will kept it.

 

[DIESELMAFIAPER.LB7]

so you guys are honing your own blocks?

No machine shop is doing it and punching the cylinders. All the block and head work is done by a machine shop they just don't have a plate for a dmax

 

[dirty_max]

oh that makes sense now