Posted By: tboomer
Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 12:07 AM
At what hp level do you need one?? Thanks!! Ted 
Main Girdle...
Posted By: blownzoom440
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 12:20 AM
do you mean for a big block?
Posted By: rebel
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 12:21 AM
Personally if i was still using stock blocks i'd be considering a girdle from 600 hp up. it's a piece of mind thing. the cost of added insurance is cheaper that the failure it produces.
Posted By: tboomer
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 12:33 AM
Big block....Thanks!! 
Posted By: smokinwoody
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 06:31 AM
I have one in mine...if you are racing a stock block like we are, it wont matter what HP level you are at...its a good thing to have...
whose are you thinking of using..CRE's??thats what I have..
whose are you thinking of using..CRE's??thats what I have..
Posted By: SG duster
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 06:44 AM
Iv got a 440source girdle but although its a nice piece it is only 1/4" so Im thinking of buying one that has a thicker 3/8 plate like a chedworth or similar
Posted By: blownzoom440
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 11:36 AM
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I have one in mine...if you are racing a stock block like we are, it wont matter what HP level you are at...its a good thing to have...
whose are you thinking of using..CRE's??thats what I have..
i have to agree with that.i used a 3/8 on my stk blk with stock caps/studs.
Posted By: supercomp
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 01:14 PM
I like this this one from BCR.
Posted By: VernMotor
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 01:41 PM
I have a CRE ..It was much needed..cap walk was bad..
Posted By: Bill MeLater
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 01:48 PM
I had fairly severe cap walk at a little over 500 hp (but it is a stick car) Put a Hughes girdle on it last fall. Nice setup and very reasonably priced.
Posted By: BradH
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/10/10 02:05 PM
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At what hp level do you need one?? Thanks!! Ted
On whose dyno?
FWIW, I saw signs of cap walk on mine when the engine was pushing 3700#s to 117-118 MPH. Those were OEM caps held down by ARP studs, if it makes a difference.
Posted By: tboomer
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 01:09 AM
Thanks for the replies,guys!
Posted By: WILD BILL
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 01:17 AM
Found a girdle made just for you Ted
Posted By: tboomer
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 01:21 AM
I can't use that...Cause you need it under your fire suit!! 
Posted By: WILD BILL
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 01:34 AM
To small for ya? 
Posted By: tboomer
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 01:38 AM
Should fit...I hope your sweetie don't find out you stole it...You may considor using that with an undergarment...Because the first time you nail your car with Scotts power...We all know your gonna pee your pants!! 
Posted By: blownzoom440
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 01:40 AM
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Should fit...I hope your sweetie don't find out you stole it...You may considor using that with an undergarment...Because the first time you nail your car with Scotts power...We all know your gonna pee your pants!!
cant blame that leak on the fuel pump.
Posted By: WILD BILL
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 01:46 AM
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Should fit...I hope your sweetie don't find out you stole it...You may considor using that with an undergarment...Because the first time you nail your car with Scotts power...We all know your gonna pee your pants!!
cant blame that leak on the fuel pump.
I can try
Posted By: RBDuster
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 12:57 PM
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We all know your gonna pee your pants!!
Hope that is all he does
Posted By: moparniac
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 02:25 PM
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Personally if i was still using stock blocks i'd be considering a girdle from 600 hp up. it's a piece of mind thing. the cost of added insurance is cheaper that the failure it produces.
x 1000000
Posted By: moparniac
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 02:26 PM
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I have one in mine...if you are racing a stock block like we are, it wont matter what HP level you are at...its a good thing to have...
x 1000000 also. i used the chenowith in my old setup
Posted By: Thor500
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/11/10 09:23 PM
Chenowith here to, my engine guy was impressed and he's a chevy guy! 
Posted By: Stroked65Belv
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/12/10 02:01 AM
I am considering one as well in my 440/498 stroker. Engine is in the car and I didnt build it so not sure what is down there. Need to replace the pan so I have read that some need machine work to the block for proper fitment. Is there a reasonably priced unit that can be direct bolt in without removing the engine and needing machine work? (as in what I have read in tech articles about the block needing to be line honed for studs) Whats the story? anyone know difference regarding a kit so this can be avoided?
Posted By: tboomer
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/13/10 09:46 PM
I think Hughes has a kit that bolts in from the bottom?? 
I have been checking prices...They are all over the place!! Are they all not the same??
I have been checking prices...They are all over the place!! Are they all not the same??
Posted By: Stroked65Belv
Re: Main Girdle... - 04/13/10 11:47 PM
Just dropped my pan. Luckily my block was outfitted with studs so I am hoping all goes well with the 1/4" girdle kit from 440 source. Most of the research I have done the 1/4" kits appear the same. I found mine for $275 . Everyone else's was $$$ Up much more once you went to 1/2". That was a trick looking piece but didnt think I needed it for my application.
. Everyone else's was $$$ Up much more once you went to 1/2". That was a trick looking piece but didnt think I needed it for my application.
Posted By: Challenger
Re: Main Girdle... - 11/01/10 02:43 AM
Does anyone know how thick the Hughes main girdle is?
Posted By: 68roadrunner
Re: Main Girdle... - 11/01/10 04:06 PM
3/8 thick
Posted By: moparlifer
Re: Main Girdle... - 11/01/10 05:38 PM
It is less than 1/4"
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Main Girdle... - 11/01/10 05:47 PM
BCR girdle on mine - 1/2" thick
Posted By: Challenger
Re: Main Girdle... - 11/02/10 01:46 AM
So one of you tells me 3/8ths and another tells me less than a 1/4. Anyone else, I dont seem to have a definitive answer. Guess Ill just email them and see whats up!
Posted By: Dodgem
Re: Main Girdle... - 11/02/10 06:04 PM
I'm sure my hughes is 1/4 it may be 5/16 but it's not 3/8 like a chet. I'm pretty sure it's 1/4 car is not hear so???
Posted By: 65dragnet
Re: Main Girdle... - 11/02/10 10:00 PM
CRE on my 446 ci been on three years it's 1/4" and I shift it at 6800