944Turbo S - Gouge in Cylinder Block - Need to bore
12-06-2014, 10:25 PM
#46
Race Car
You won't need a deck plate for the 944. Unlike many engines where the head bolts or studs pull directly on the deck surface, the 944 threads are deep in the block (fine engineering btw). I've measured the bores with a head torqued on the block, and again without the head installed. The measurements are virtually identical. There is absolutely no value in a deck plate with the 944. Otherwise, I would certainly have one and would use it.
12-07-2014, 12:40 AM
#47
Rennlist Member
You won't need a deck plate for the 944. Unlike many engines where the head bolts or studs pull directly on the deck surface, the 944 threads are deep in the block (fine engineering btw). I've measured the bores with a head torqued on the block, and again without the head installed. The measurements are virtually identical. There is absolutely no value in a deck plate with the 944. Otherwise, I would certainly have one and would use it.