Hughes main stud girdle - yes or no

Wreckless said

Hi chaps,
A quick update. I decided not to argue the point with my engine builder, so we’ve dispensed with the girdle and he’s just used the supplied studs machined down a bit.
I now have a useless slab of steel I can use as some kind of decorative garage furniture!

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I have never built a small block mopar and know absolutely nothing about them.
I had aftermarket ''4 bolt" main caps , studs, all line bored and honed on a 406 sbc , around 600 h.p. , I saw signs of main cap walk even with all the extras done to it . Would a girdle have helped it / I don't know , but my 440/505 is putting out more power and I haven`t seen any signs of capwalk in it`s bearings .
I have just removed the stud girdle , tired of fighting oil leaks-------------