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Old 01-23-2023, 02:40 PM   #21
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Often wondered why you couldn't clamp a cap in a vice and file a few thousants off it. Slap it on the block and line bore it. Would the hole be out of round? would it be in the wrong place? would it work???? Probably need a precision file
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All four surfaces on each cap need to be perfectly flat after the material is removed. The cap will move around if its not flat. The only area that's not critical is the locating step so using a file on that flat surface would be fine. Tying to hand file the curved surfaces would be impossible for the needed accuracy.

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Old 01-23-2023, 10:59 PM   #22
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Just wondering how many guys did this? Once the cap is torqued down, how much could it move in a stock or near stock engine. We'll probably never know!!!
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I've seen them broken in stock engines.
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