jacob80 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Hey fellas, Does anyone have a torque plate they would be willing to lend out? I'm having the machine shop do the run-down on my engine and have heard using a torque plate is a preferred method when honing cylinders. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getoffmyinternet Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) You sure it's necessary for general honing, not just boring? Honing doesn't remove much material, at least it shouldn't, just enough to get the cross hatch. Boring the engine removes a lot more material and thus requires a torque plate to make sure the bore is dead nuts. P.S. Torque plates are engine and bore specific. Edit: If they are boring the engine over, then they will use a torque plate to hone the last few thousandths to achieve the final size. Edited March 12, 2010 by getoffmyinternet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcakes55 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 If you want it done right, definitely get a torque plate. However IMO, the shop should be responsible for locating this, not the customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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