08-13-2008, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by blykins
Necessary....no. Nice to have....sure. If you go to the trouble of building a nice stroked small block, might as well add a little extra insurance. I always put main studs in my blocks anyway, and the blocks should always be checked if not align honed, so it just makes sense to spend an extra $100 and strengthen the bottom end a little. The way I see it, it has to help reduce cap walk.
At the very least, make sure your rotating assembly is very well balanced and throw a good set of ARP studs in the mains.
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Brent;
I agree with everything you stated, except the least expensive main girdle I've seen for a 351-W block is in the $300.00 range and up to $450.00 depending on the brand and hardware.... and you may have to have the main caps machined down for the girdle to fit, I know I did on my 302 factory block. total with machining and girdle and studs was somewhere in the area of 475 bucks.....
Still not bad when considering how much $$$$ some spend on an engine.......
David
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