Opinions please for which is better.

Post by **GreenyUK** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:44 pm

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

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:50 pm

Open deck with Darton wets.

mr_drc · Post by **mr_drc** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 7:54 pm

What he said

also I will be selling turbo and manifold soon if ur intrested!

Post by **GreenyUK** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 8:31 pm

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?

Post by **RattyMcClelland** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:01 pm

Post by **GreenyUK** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 9:02 pm

vetrox · Post by **vetrox** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 11:47 pm

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

Post by **GreenyUK** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 9:42 am

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

Post by **4thgenphil** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:40 pm

Simple answer

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vetrox · Post by **vetrox** » Fri Apr 24, 2015 12:55 pm

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.