12-12-2011, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: TEXAS
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Re: 400-450hp 355 on a budget?
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Originally Posted by Marv D
Only a rich man can afford to buy cheap parts, because only a rich man can afford to replace them over and over again"
As far as power level with a 2bolt... when was the last time you heard of a crank falling out of a SBC??? At around 500HP in a 100% stock block, stock iron main cap, stock bolt configuration, the main caps start walking around and signs of fretting is evident in the register. Most stock rods will give up LONG before the block and 2bolt main caps do.
These days buying billet main caps, main girdles, drilling for splayed mains, adding tweaks and tricks to a 40-60 year old casting that was NEVER RATED FOR ANYTHING OVER 370HP,, is foolishness. If your worried about the block, don't spend good money throwing band-aids at a inferior piece.
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Agreed 100%
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