honda doesn’t use open deck cylinders in their car because it’s “cheaper”, but because it promotes better cooling of the cylinders therby reducing chances of detonation. do you think a company as big as honda would sacrifice motor strength in order to save a couple dollars? what would that do to their reputation as a bulletproof reliable car manufacturer if their motors started blowing due to cost cutting measures in their motor design?
honda did have a closed deck block, the early h22 prelude vtec motors. they had to run less timing & bigger injectors in order to make the same power as the newer open deck h22 motors.
oh please! you cant tell me that honda is some goody goody company who does everything for their customers and nothing for themselves. Nowadays, open deck motors are used because they’re less expensive. Honda’s are “bullet proof” until you start making some serious power.
honda did have a closed deck block, the early h22 prelude vtec motors. they had to run less timing & bigger injectors in order to make the same power as the newer open deck h22 motors.
it’s the same reason even when top honda people resleeve their blocks, they favor open deck ductile-iron sleeves such as those from gem versus the closed deck darton designs. it’s the same reason why formula f1 motors run an open deck design. wouldn’t it be in their budget to run a closed deck block if it were proven to make more power? i’d say so…
if you want me or anyone else to believe you, then just produce some facts & figures that show that the manufacturing of open deck blocks are less costly than closed deck designs. and that the cost is the primary reason they run the open deck design. until then, those in the know will take everthing you post about hondas with a grain of salt.
if you have the budget like an F1 team, wouldnt you want to make the lightest (open deck) block handle the power? Sure they could make a closed deck motor handle the same power, but its a weight factor more then anything else in F1.
I’m not saying that its not possible to make a strong open deck motor. I’m just saying for the normal street guy like all of us here, open decks arent financially sound because they are weaker in stock trim then closed deck motors.
And its a proven fact that open deck motors are cheaper (discounting F1 etc.). Its a boat load less material. Less matrial = less cost.
Well anyhow Thanks to everyone for helping me… I have decided to run 12 psi on it and get a girdle as well as the block guard and everything else that I’ve got in
