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Old 09-28-2009, 05:46 PM
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So ive got a main cap girdle on my car, supposed to help strengthen the block, im under the impression that the stock block can withstand around 500-550hp before splitting, what might i expect from a block with a girdle?
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Old 09-28-2009, 05:49 PM
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So ive got a main cap girdle on my car, supposed to help strengthen the block, im under the impression that the stock block can withstand around 500-550hp before splitting, what might i expect from a block with a girdle?
Main girdle dosn't help prevent the block from splitting. That is a misconception.
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Main girdle dosn't help prevent the block from splitting. That is a misconception.
+1--about all that girdle is going to do is hold the pieces together when it splits
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+1--about all that girdle is going to do is hold the pieces together when it splits


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Well, that sure seems like a pointless mod. Im glad it was on the block when i bought it...
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I wouldnt say its a pointless mod. Espically if you have spent a lot on a roating asm it might help save it in the event of catastrophic failure.
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Had a guy on a web site tell me that I needed a girdle on my 4 bolt mained SVO block

Told me I was a idiot when I tried to explain to him that the SVO block didn't need a girdle
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You guys forgot something. The intake and the girdle help hold the block together when it splits.
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You guys forgot something. The intake and the girdle help hold the block together when it splits.
No, Ghall mentioned that in post #3. We were just letting him know that the girdle wasn't going to stop the block from splitting in the first place.

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Shakes, Wayne is saying that the intake girdle along with the main girdle will help keep the block together.
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