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Nov 29, 2003, 11:46 AM

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ShapeGSX

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Originally posted by GermyDerm
My analogy wasn't to say that the block would crack or have erosion, but when driving a car, any car, hard for a long time there is a lot more wear in the engine. After awhile the car doesn't perform the way it did brand new. By polishing the block it will reduce that kind of wear tremendously.

And how exactly does it reduce wear? What components will wear less because you polished the block?

Polishing the block does reduce the propensity for the block to crack (but they don't crack even when not polished). But it won't reduce wear.