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ok. do the girdles really hold everything in place? some believe with a girdle,if one main moves the rest will move with it because their all tied together. I have a machinest in Detroit that think their the best,if ya know what I meen. they don't believe in girdles,say girdles are for little old ladies. i'm using studs right now and thinking i'll just add the aluminum caps without girdle,unless someone can convince me girdles work on small blocks.



Dave, MRL has had an engine making 700 HP running since 2009 with a similiar cap and girdle setup. He says it's still going strong. The 4140 material is steel not aluminum. I would believe that with the girdle, since they are all tied together the others would help stop movement of the main and not cause the others to move with it.

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