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Opinions please for which is better.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:44 pm
by GreenyUK
Good evening fellow Luders, I hope you are all enjoying the weather.
I would like your opinions, to which is a better block choice if going down the turbo route. A. Closed deck? B. Open Deck?
Now I know the closed deck will be stronger, by how much I don't know and the open deck will be better for cooling.
If! I decide to go down the turbo route I'd want it to be as reliable as it can be so I would sleeve the blocks.
cheers
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:50 pm
by RattyMcClelland
Open deck with Darton wets.
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:54 pm
by mr_drc
What he said
also I will be selling turbo and manifold soon if ur intrested!
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:31 pm
by GreenyUK
RattyMcClelland wrote:Open deck with Darton wets.
Ok cool reasons? I'm guessing better cooling and with the darton wets you'll get added strength?
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:01 pm
by RattyMcClelland
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:02 pm
by GreenyUK
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:47 pm
by vetrox
I hate this open vs closed deck argument. I've had enough of that with subarus.
In my opinion, I have yet to see an open deck block crack on a street car So unless your running 800+ wheel horses then i wouldnt worry about it
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:42 am
by GreenyUK
vetrox wrote:I hate this open vs closed deck argument. I've had enough of that with subarus.
In my opinion, I have yet to see an open deck block crack on a street car So unless your running 800+ wheel horses then i wouldnt worry about it
Haha, my apologises I'm mearly researching really to see what's best before I spend out lol. I'm only thinking around 300-320bhp
But like anything if you over engineer it, it'll last
OEM turbo cars don't break down every day so it must be down to individual builds lol
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:40 pm
by 4thgenphil
Simple answer
Boost is for bummers with a small pen1s
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:55 pm
by vetrox
GreenyUK wrote:
Haha, my apologises I'm mearly researching really to see what's best before I spend out lol. I'm only thinking around 300-320bhp
But like anything if you over engineer it, it'll last
OEM turbo cars don't break down every day so it must be down to individual builds lol
Oh wow, i may have worded my post really badly and sounded like a complete gentleman's sausage.
I have run plenty of open deck blocks with plenty of power and not had any problems. Like i said i've neevr seen a non race car actually crack an open deck. Our puny little sub 500hp dont create the sort of maaaad cylinder pressures to do it imo.
Although in my research i have seen you can get deck guards (i think they're called) that look like they could strengthen it. Although I wont be bothering with it on mine.
