HOW to Fill A block?

OK so I'm building a stock block 557. So i have the Hard Block filler and i'm wanting everybody's input here. This is only a fill to the lower water pump holes
1) torque the main bolts
2) level one side of the block
3) once the mixture is completed fill the block through the water jacket holes
Now this is were i get confused. do you install torque plates or not? and let it harden up.
after all this then bore and hone the block to desired size

Ace

Installing the torque plate won't hurt IMO

About to go threw this myself, I don't have access to torque plates . Will I be ok without them?

could you just bolt the Heads on in place of the torque plates

Ace

Yes, but I've seen them filled with out too. BBF don't distort much if any with the heads on.

powerstrokeace wrote:OK so I'm building a stock block 557. So i have the Hard Block filler and i'm wanting everybody's input here. This is only a fill to the lower water pump holes
1) torque the main bolts
2) level one side of the block
3) once the mixture is completed fill the block through the water jacket holes
Now this is were i get confused. do you install torque plates or not? and let it harden up.
after all this then bore and hone the block to desired size

Ace

How about digesting all the scale and cleaning/prepping/etching the water jackets thoroughly prior to the pour? Some people use muriatic acid (last paragraph in the link below):

http://www.network54.com/Forum/85220/message/1034207213/Here+are+some+block+filling+tips---

Paul

I did the mutatic acid deal to clean any scale out of my block prior to fill, then flushed and blew the block out to make sure it was clean and dry. Then like you are planning, torqued the main caps, leveled one side up and poured a little through several of the holes to fill. Just make sure you give the block a little vibration action while pouring to make any trapped air come out. After it's filled to where you want, clean off any spills before it sets and wait until it's firm. Flip to the other side and do the same. I didn't use the torque plates until I bored/honed the block and had no issues. We also put the block in a curing oven to make sure the concrete was fully cured prior to doing any machine work just to be safe.

Level the block, fill through the water passages moving back and forth. Use an air hammer to vibrate the block. Use a piece of rod to help move the " mud" around. Let it sit a couple days and do the other side. Then off to to the machine shop to finish machining

Hey mike I need to talk with you some time very soon. What are you doing Thursday? Are you here or Vegas



Ace

blocks filled and ready for the machine shop. just waiting on pistons. it will now be a 557 stroker with completely update port work on the old Motorsports A460 heads for a back up motor

Ace

Not bad for a backup motor.  

Are you putting it in the digger or a new project?

For right now it plan is a back up motor. I broke a 514 last April and I had enough stuff less piston to build this. We are also thinking of another car/trailer deal but we need something more than a grudge car for what the ultimate goal it here.
I'm also planning another build with slightly better parts and a set of new style A460 heads and bigger cubes

Ace