Well, for my goal, i found a calculator as a rough guess and it said i need 605 horse engine to get it down to where i need to be. Its going to get main studs and all that good stuff. Just need to know if its worth spending an extra 300+ on a main girdle setup. Going to use 440 source rods and pistons. It'll be in a 4,000 pound shortbed truck that'll see the strip quite often.
I am in the beginning of my 512 lo-deck build and to be honest the BCR aluminum cap and girdle kit was the second thing that I ordered right after the crank and rod kit, I am looking to get up to 700hp from mine with the same heads but 12.5 comp and a slightly bigger solid roller.
