Honing with Torque Plates - How Important?

Before I went to work for Detroit Diesel I was a Machine Toolbuilder for 13 years. I helped build and install several cylinderblock lines at Ford plants that did all of the metal cutting for the block. Another company did the hone machines , Gehring was the name of the company and they did the crank and cylinderbore honing. Three different engine lines 3.0 Cleveland, 3.5 Lima, 4.6 Romeo and none of them used a torque plate. I always thought that was interesting. Must depend on application or severe duty use. Jayson