hi i am looking for a engine and i have found one from a type ra from grade a subaru and it says its a closed deck engine what does that mean? it also says its stronger than the standard wrx engine is that right?

 

That is correct a closed deck block is a strong block. It is currently used by a few big tuning companies running high BHP cars such as RCM's Gobstopper.

Here is a link explaining the differences.

Subaru Block

 

wow,i never knew it meant that !

if someone asked me which was better for cooling,id almost always say the normal block,a closed deck just looks wrong for coolant,but obviously its not but id never of thought that !

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