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Old 03-25-2018, 05:31 PM   #20
68Gold/white
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Re: 400 sbc heads and steamholes? add them or?

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Originally Posted by GRX View Post
Indeed. Torque plate are great for simulating cylinder distortion when assembled but do nothing by way of reproducing thermal expansion differentials unique to these blocks, which is what I was referring to in my last post.
I follow you, but the 400's my builder produced, had no issues with ring seal. I have no idea why. Maybe the torque plate helps...
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