[Doug Zielke]

That makes some sense, Keith. And I guess that's why Porsche also offers a bench-mounting fixture for the yoke.
Personally though, I liked the ability to walk right around the engine when on the engine stand.

When I first started work on the motor, I was a bit concerned that the stand (I bought a decent one) could handle the weight. But after I had torqued down those big cam nuts to the billion ft-lb spec, I didn't worry any more.