# ls/vtec build question? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [January 7, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ls-vtec-build-question/194606 "2008-01-07T10:40:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ls-vtec-build-question/194606/33 "2008-01-11T11:18:57Z")
> [@3rd '07 Track Day - September 14th!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/3rd-07-track-day-september-14th/33538/181): > > From Stangnet… > > The torque plate is usually a 1 inch thick plate, with the four cylinder openings. You bolt this thing down to spec, and then hone the block under the same conditions as having the head bolted down. > > The theory on Torque plates is that when you bolt the head down on the block, the bolts “stretch” the cylinder into more of a square shape. Now this is VERY slight, and I have been told that the Chevy’s are worse for tweaking than Mopar or Fords. > > You’re not going to gain HP really, it’s more about making the cylinder as round as possible under what would be the torque of the head bolts, instead of without. > > You have a greater chance of rings sealing using it, but I have never used them, and all my engines sealed fine. i wonder if this affects honda motor even less because of the floating sleeves? oh and i’ve never seen pistons come in .010 over always .020 over, i mean it would still be within oem specs for piston to wall clearance your piston to wall clearance is going to be a little bigger --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ls-vtec-build-question/194606)._