stud girdle

IMHO, girdles are considered relevant where engines see regular RPM's at or above 7000. I agree with cracked, where the engines are limited to ~ 5500-6000 rpm, they're a waste of money.

BTW Cracked, for some reason I have a hard time reading your posts. Isn't there something less distracting you can use for a second avatar - even though I like it very much...? Just sayin' ~{:>)

OK, back on subject. Mopars answer to high rev-ing engines was cross-bolts used in the Hemi's, and they do a very good job of stabilizing caps at high rpm and power levels. Here's an article from Mopar Mucsle where Dave Young et al updated a wedge block with Pro-Grams billet caps and cross-bolted the block.

It's not a cheap modification, and only recommeded for high rpm race engines, but it's probably the best investment - next to a cross-bolted siamese block you can make.

http://www.moparmusclemagazine.com/...pro_gram_mopar_big_block_main_caps/index.html

Here's Pro-Grams site. www.pro-gram.com

Just figured you might enjoy the read. Again, in my opinion, any girdle that is not cross-bolted through the block, is probably a waste of time and provides limited gains in durability.

Southernman