I've always been told to lone hone with studs installed and torque the nuts to what the shop torques the too when honed.
I put studs on my mains in my 440, torqued it down and verified the crank spun freely. It did, good to go and never looked back. I just don't see how putting studs would change the alignment of the caps, they are stout and are a tight fit into the block. Just my opinion, however, I am not a pro.
Yep.Everybody recommends a hone at least , I had mine line honed .
That being said , if doing another , I`d assemble the caps w/ the new studs in it , and check the mating surfaces , if their perfect , I wouldn`t worry about it .
If u can feel any ledge at all on even one cap , , go the expensive route ------------jmo.
I was just going to ask that question
I put studs on my mains in my 440, torqued it down and verified the crank spun freely. It did, good to go and never looked back. I just don't see how putting studs would change the alignment of the caps, they are stout and are a tight fit into the block. Just my opinion, however, I am not a pro.
Maybe here: -440 Source
Call me crazy, but I don't see how studs could misalign a main cap. I guess they could distort the block as mentioned above...but other than that, I don't see it.
Yes, for some reason I thought you had a big block.Isn't 440 source for big blocks ?
Yep, sorry. I didnt notice what thread i was in. I dont know if BCR makes caps for small blocks.Isn't 440 source for big blocks ?
I hope you are real low.465HP-480tq, hope I'm low. Let us know. I think the dual plane air gap intake will hurt your max HP.