Posted By: Steve Reynolds
To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 05:33 PM
Time to freshen up the 440 in the Demon.
Specs.440+.030 12.5 Ross pistons, Eagle rods,440 steel crank,Eddy RPMs polished up, Comp roller,H.S. rockers. 727 mvb, 3800 convertor, 4.30 gear in an 8&3/4. 29 tall, 12 wide Hoosier slicks. Demon is fully dressed w/me in it weighs 3650lbs, w/my wife driving 130lbs less. Car had been running 10.30s until severe over fueling happened & slowed to 10.5s to 10.70s. Washed the rings out, I'm in the process of rebuilding & am in the need for more advice on a Girdle.
Thanks, Steve
Posted By: maximum entropy
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 06:03 PM
i like my chenoweth girdle. simple install, and got rid of the cap walk i was plagued by.
Posted By: blowndart
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 06:42 PM
Do these do anything for a hemi, or are they a waste of time?
Posted By: AndyF
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 06:47 PM
Is it a race only engine? If so, you might consider aluminum rods rather than the girdle. And maybe increase the compression ratio. If you're already buying race gas might as well step up to 14:1 or something like that.
Posted By: joshking440
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 07:01 PM
I played it as safe as I could with my motor... Aluminum rods BCR girdle and aluminum caps. I couldnt afford a heavy duty KB or INDY lowdeck, and were gonna try to keep it together above 1000hp....
Posted By: mike s
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 07:15 PM
There are some minor drawbacks but with your combo I would use the girdle.
Posted By: wyoming
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 10:15 PM
I'm in the process of checking bearings ect in my motor, 493 CU, Indy SR home ported, make enough steam to run 10.4 at 4300' elevation 3740 lbs. Anyway motor was built 4 years ago, right at 300 passes, I insatlled a Chenoweth when building the motor, I had just a little sign of cap walk, on my old motor making about 100 less HP, I'd allways have a substancial amount of capwalk, quite a bit of metal transfer. I do believe the girdle has helped.
Posted By: CRE2004
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 11:10 PM
I've got a Chenoweth girdle as well
Come to think of it, I got a rack full of them
Posted By: moparniac
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 11:14 PM
I ran a chenowith in my old challenger
Posted By: VernMotor
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/04/10 11:25 PM
I like my chenoweth girdle. simple install, and slow down most of the cap walk I had. stock caps also.
Posted By: rowin4
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/05/10 12:18 AM
BCR girdle with aluminum cap kit is the only way to go.
Looked so good I hated to put on the oil pan.
Posted By: Steve Reynolds
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/05/10 01:58 AM
Just reread my specs compression is 13.5
sorry, yes race fuel only
Steve
Posted By: Steve Reynolds
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/05/10 02:02 AM
Yes, stock caps & bolts & some signs of cap walk.
Steve
Posted By: rowin4
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/05/10 04:01 AM
I think what Greg said was he was going to devote more time to his other business. Look up BCR Products under the User List and send him a pm.
Posted By: 47hudson
Re: To Girdle OR Not To Girdle, that is the question - 02/05/10 01:38 PM
We run a Hughes girdle and have noticed less signs of cap walk since installing it.
My Bottom end 
looks a lot better. Beware of knock offs. I don't think they work as well 