Torque plates and gen good machine shop

Spadman said
No, it will not be a race engine at all; just street and occasional strip. Into the 12s will be great for me. The current 360 build I’m finishing has piston clearances all over the place from .00175 to as much as .00425 after honing rust out of it. That’s not the build I wanted a torque plate for!

I’m looking down the road to a 340 build that I would like to be as good as it can be. For that one I want to find the best shop I can. Hensley sounds like a good bet. I’ve also found a good shop near my sons in Ohio. I travel to both places at least once a month.

With these 40-50 year old stock blocks they twist in so many different directions that it’s hard to imagine. Every trick in the book isn’t needed on every build. I’ve had one engine that I was told was bored with a torque plate in almost 50 years of racing. 8.60’s@155mph with one engine and 8.40’s@160mph with another one. Both honed at home with a brush hone. Don’t pass up a good shop over something like a torque plate. Do what you want but I’m just throwing this out there.