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thechuckster Forums Junkie Location: Brisbane Registered: February 2003	Re: compression plate Wed, 10 September 2003 11:28 ...plus, unless you o-ring both sides of the plate and the head/block, AND use copper gaskets you're probably going to blow the head gaskets out before reaching an exciting level of boost. and even if you've got to all this expence (of o-ringing) you've then lifted the head up higher than expected so the cam chain may not have the links in the right spot for the cam gears (and no this is not why there's a cam chain tensioner)... ...and doubled the likely number of places where the head gasket will leak/fail. but wait there's more ... even if you o-ringed the motor/head/plate - you're not going to get the same tension on the head bolts (as you've got the squish of two gaskets) so you'll either snap or strip the thread on a head stud/bolt overtightening it or not do it up tight enough (and then para three happens) Unless you want to keep boost to sub 5psi, dump the plate and tell your mate he's a tosser. [Updated on: Wed, 10 September 2003 11:30] [Report message to a moderator]

	Subject	Poster	Date
	compression plate	benen	Tue, 09 September 2003 13:55
	Re: compression plate	draven	Tue, 09 September 2003 13:58
	Re: compression plate	benen	Tue, 09 September 2003 14:01
	Re: compression plate	justcallmefrank	Tue, 09 September 2003 14:28
	Re: compression plate	benen	Tue, 09 September 2003 14:29
	Re: compression plate	ed_ma61	Tue, 09 September 2003 15:02
	Re: compression plate	benen	Tue, 09 September 2003 15:04
	Re: compression plate	thechuckster	Wed, 10 September 2003 11:28
	Re: compression plate	benen	Wed, 10 September 2003 11:42
	Re: compression plate	shinybluesteel	Wed, 10 September 2003 12:01
	Re: compression plate	benen	Wed, 10 September 2003 12:14

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