641iowaguy641

After reading, some folks said there was no need to use a torque plate when doing the bore/hone on an open deck block.

I am sending my B18C to G.E. for sleeving, but I want to keep as much of the machine work as local as possible.

Can anyone confirm this?? I have a very good machine shop locally, but I wanted to make sure what I needed before I take anything to them. I know for sure they dont/wont have access to a torque plate for the cylinder finishing.

Thanks in advance!

2k.civic.si

have GE do it all. Im not saying your machinist isnt good im just saying at doing honda blocks GE will be better and already has all the correct tools and equipment for doing it...they do 100's of blocks a month

pb16b

use a machine shop that has a torque plate for your honda block.

641iowaguy641

Ok..thanks for the imput. I know ge would do it, but i have a few tricks i want to try and want to keep it secret if it happens to work...lol

2k.civic.si

your not going to figure out anything the big boys haven't already tried...build it by the book and call it good.

BMCRace

I highly doubt the big boys have given away any of their valuable secrets.

There's a reason they are ahead of the game after all....


I say if you trust your machinist have fun doing something potentially much better than the rest. Get out of the cookie cutter style of doing things and experiment a bit. Be willing to lose it all though* it takes a lot of trial and error to get things right, but when you get it right you might just have the winning ticket!

I applaud anyone who thinks outside the box!

paulzy

iTrader: (1)

Have a plate cut.

hello1320

Use a plate...and make sure the mains are torqued.

And if I were you i would NOT follow ARPs tq numbers.

Garage 808 Hatch

why not? You follow their tq specs, and have it align honed properly, its perfect

hello1320

Long story and too much to explain..... Studs or stock bolts....the mains get tq'd to factory specs.
If your courious why....shoot me a pm

dturbocivic

thats how i roll too, oem torque spec on mains

rookiepains

praying helps !

hello1320

Lol...I still pray at stock tq specs....Iam to the point where every block that comes in gets time serts.

gogetta

I agree 100% !! Have lost alot of money dealing with ARP. But what do you do when the customer brings them to you

SonicRacing1

RS Machine will get you right