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Old 11-14-2004, 07:31 PM
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Are the main bearing cap bolts a weakness.
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Not that I have heard, rumored to be good for 500+ HP. Only bad thing is that they are TTY ( torque to yield ) and good for one use only. Now the rod bolts are another story.....
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I have a '98 block that cracked in the #4 main web but the bolts held.




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