To Girdle Mains or Just Studs

Sounds like a good set up. You should have no problem making 600hp. That's a pretty stout cam for a stock stroke motor.

I pulled the pan on the fish yesterday, searching for an oil leak. am going to install a new rear main seal while I`m under there. when I loosened the girdle nuts, all about half off, the girdle dropped down by it`s self. which is my oil leak , cause it wasn`t sealed to the block. I used the red hi heat sillicone when I put it together on the eng. stand. since then, Mike at MRL has suggested using RITESTUFF to seal the girdle to the block, gonna give it a try. any of you other guys have any trouble w/ sealing the girdles ?