I can't recall who posted this pic previously (ccdave?), but this is the same basic setup my next block has to work with: standard aluminum main caps + "budget" girdle

I think everyone agrees all of these approaches are simply Band-Aids with various degrees of benefit on an OEM block. I'd LOVE a BMP aluminum block, but that's not even on my radar.

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2021 Challenger 6.4L Scat Pack 1320
100% stock: 1.680, 11.894 at 113.75 (DA 175 ft)
weight reduction, wheels, tires, Hellcat air box: 1.661, 11.686 at 115.97 (DA 710 ft)

1973 Challenger 452 ci street/strip [2008]
pump gas, DOT radials: 1.454, 10.523 at 126.44 (DA 514 ft)