Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/14/04 02:18 AM
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i don't mean to demean girdles. i'd enjoy hearing more about the broken cranks and what type and brand they were. as it's been said a million times, the factory blocks were just never engineered to withstand that type of HP. don't take this the wrong way because 900+ HP is nothing to sneer at if it continues to work, but do you feel it would work as well in a heavy car situation as well as it does in a light chassis like a dragster. i think there are pro's and con's to both steel and aluminum caps. we've seen a number of guys break the stock caps with what i would consider fairly mild motors at 650 or so HP. has that motor your referring to been torn down yet to see the effectiveness at reducing walk and or bounce of the caps? people seem to forget that better higher tensile strength studs are available to help with the obvious issues. there is also enough material to go to a larger stud which does help. i'm sure harmonics plays a huge roll in a lot of block failures. unfortunately many machine shops just don't have the ability to dowel the mains either. it truely is a worthwhile investment if your engine will be on the edge of failure without it. i'll be doing a mild RB 511 combo for my own car this year if you want to donate a girdle for testing , LOL. it likely won't be much over 700HP though. thats about all i'd want in a street pumpgas combo. on another note, i applaud everyone thats trying to make improvements for the parts most have available to use. and lastly, one of the problems that people just refuse to belive for the most part is that soft chinese forgings actually aggravate the cap bounce issue due to all the flexing that goes on. it causes a multitude of other problems as well. of course if your building a mild combo i guess it shouldn't be much of an issue.
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/14/04 02:39 AM
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RT, what kind of dowels did you use and where are they available?
I didnīt do the installation and I didnīt even own the block at the time, but it was Jari Konola here in Sweden who made both the new crossbolts and installed the dowels. Sorry for not answering you quicker but itīs 6 hours time diff. to the eastcoast for me, so I have been sleeping.
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/14/04 02:45 AM
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/14/04 05:29 AM
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Dan's system (pictured below) is a four bolt main cap conversion requiring some fairly involved machining. ..... He lists his setup as withstanding 1500hp and I'm not in a position to doubt him.
Dan has one customer with a Blown Alcohol Tractor pulling rig that is exceeding 2500HP on one of his 4-Bolt conversions. Would not have believed it if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/14/04 07:41 AM
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Lot's of great reading here...even if it does make my hair stand up...my 496 is a lo deck with Muscle Motors Aluminum caps, ARP stud kit, eagle crank and rods, Ross pistons, ATI Super Damper and a partial fill on the block...sees 6800 on the shift chip...based on the ET/WT ratio figure the car is making close to 800 hp...only made about 100 passes last year ...so...I can only hope I'm "controlling" my cap bounce...what do you think?
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/14/04 08:10 AM
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i'll be doing a mild RB 511 combo for my own car this year if you want to donate a girdle for testing , LOL. it likely won't be much over 700HP though. thats about all i'd want in a street pumpgas combo.
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I think you'd be a very impartial test subject maybe I'll take you up on that
oh well, i guess with all the hammers and laughing guys that means no. i set myself up that for that one real well.
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/14/04 08:36 AM
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i'll be doing a mild RB 511 combo for my own car this year if you want to donate a girdle for testing , LOL. it likely won't be much over 700HP though. thats about all i'd want in a street pumpgas combo.
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I think you'd be a very impartial test subject maybe I'll take you up on that
oh well, i guess with all the hammers and laughing guys that means no. i set myself up that for that one real well.
Once you get that 511 underway, have your people contact my people and we'll work something out .......'looking for the shady mobster emoticon but not finding it'...
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/14/04 11:57 PM
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I have yet to see this "cap walk" first hand. I'm not doubting it, or anything like that... I'm curious... At what horse power level does it start to become evident?
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/15/04 07:26 AM
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I didn't realize what I was looking at the first time I saw it and that was during the rebuild of a .030 over, stock crank, stock rod engine that was probably making between 500 and 600 hp...it wasn't until I had the engine back in the car that a buddy at the track ask if my main caps were walking...???? ...oh well they were still bouncing when I took it apart about 500 passes later... ...after that I started making more horsepower, added studs...then aluminum caps and studs...still bouncing/walking caps... I guess it's just something to live with until I install a girdle, cross bolt it of buy an after market block...
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/19/04 11:35 PM
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At what Hp level does this start? Is it RPM related too or does torque play a part too?
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/24/04 10:14 AM
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I'm glad we were able to help them out and it looks as though we'll be machining them a new block for next season... Just curious, why the new block if everything looked OK on the tear down?
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/24/04 02:06 PM
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A few years back, before buying my Mega Block, I inquired about any strength issues that the stock Ductile Iron Cross Bolted main caps might have. Muscle Motors replied that they had not had any issues at 1300+ Horsepower, but I am thinking that may have been Dyno blasts, not on track testing. So, would using either stud girdle in conjuction with the Ductile Iron mains and Cross Bolting be practicle at, say, 700 HP or so? Overkill? Tossing good money after bad? This in a 3400+ Lb. "B" body. I am a firm believer in building killer bottom ends, it tends to save $$$$ in the long run.
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/24/04 03:30 PM
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Being new to the "Mopar world" a few years ago.. I built my first hard core r/b engine. I had heard of the block problems, As I had done a few mild builds in the past. This engine I`m speaking of was gonna make some big #`s. W/ that in mind, I set off to think of what I should do to help deal w/ this problem... I had been working on imports for some time and seen how they would tie the mains together, Also seeing the systems that were already out there for the S/B Chevys and Fords, Even though its a different design block. Not knowing anything about "old" hard core mopar guys, In the past making anything like a main girdle plate(How true this is, I dont know).. The next logical thought I had was, I GOTTA make something to tie this week block together and get the main caps and block from poping!! So, without any "outside" help, I designed the plate system.. You know, Thats the one that EVERYONE talks about now!!! From what I gather, nobody was really thinking about it much, until I started selling them on ebay a few years ago.. At that time I didnt pay ANY attention to the Mopar web site, I just got outside info from people who did, And they said your main girdle system is being talked about on the forums.. Next thing I know is, Everybody and there mother said, "Look at this great idea I had.. This is the ticket!! YOU NEED A MAIN GIRDLE PLATE!! Its great that an "old" Chevy guy, Could be such a help to u guys!! Really, I work on them ALL! I do not like putting blinders on and only working on one brand of engine.. I think by being SO closed minded, To think that there is nothing else out there but MOPAR,just hurts your ability as an engine builder.. I`m not degrading the abilitys of Mopars to run.. I have been VERY impressed w/ the ones I have built!!! Look at my little pump gasser! Out of the box, With nothing more than a stock cranked 446, W/ no tune and a 1.48 60ft... 9.75 @ 140mph! Let the bashing begin!!
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
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12/24/04 05:21 PM
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Just curious, why the new block if everything looked OK on the tear down?
They're putting together a new B1 engine and keeping this years as a backup. The new one should turn 9000rpm.
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Re: Why do only Mopars experience "cap walk"???
[Re: smokinwoody]
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12/24/04 05:24 PM
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...on the dyno it was smooth past 7500...when we teardown next season..we will see how well a 2 bolt main and stud girdle will do on bearings....
Thanks Jeff, I'm looking forward to seeing the bearings too...should look good!
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