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Standard (narrow)Deck and Wide Deck Identification

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The first photo is a Standard Flange cylinder. The second is a Standard Flange with hold down plates for high compression. The third is a Wide Deck (heavy flange)which can be high or low compression. These all happen to be O-320s.

The Wide Deck bolt pattern is larger than the Standard Flange so the cases and Cylinders do not interchange.

The 0-290 has the Standard Flange cylinders but the barrel is smaller and allows the use of hex nuts.

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