Quote Originally Posted by pat mccarthy View Post
well that would be a first on a bbc i deck plate them all the time with studs. not as many SBC but i do them every now and then .i hand turn them in when i deck hone them. not hand tigthen into the deck till they dead head . when i build them if a open deck block they have teflon past on them so there not jam down in the deck so? but backing off will work to. i never had one split ? as for a 400 sbc stock block well maybe so i did hear of a over bore that crack thru and in to the wall with stock head bolts. but on the stud in the deck .if it splits then your working with a P.O.S block they only see about 65 tq and if evey thing is right the stud threads clean as well as the nuts and with moly past on washer with moly past under the washer it will turn wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY long before the block is going to split .less some dumb ass lets the studs dead head ? any ways . what ever gets you nuts off

Well I tell you this. I've seen too many home mechanic bring block by our shop and asked us why their block split right down the cylinder with stud in it.