So I've been working on my 98 camaro ss for the past 4 months, its still on jack stands as we speak..

It started as a forged ls6 shortblock, with Trickflow 215 heads, custom mid 230's cam, ls6 intake,

But I ran into legal troubles and had to sell my H/C combo to help pay for stuff, anyhoot I've decided that I no longer want a budget H/C build..

Instead I'm going FI, single 76mm turbo, and Im getting things together and I've ran into one future problem that could arrise.

My shortblock is still sporting stock main caps and stock bolts... and I would hate to have cap walk on it, especially since it has forged rods and pistons and ARP rod bolts, stock crank..

the engine should be making 600-700 hp pretty easily, Im just worried now about the stock main caps + bolts..

any thoughts? opinions?

I've heard people running high boost and 600+ hp on stock ls1's with no problems, but I maybe wanted to hear some stories from people first hand who have done this or seen this..

I know i should have went lq4/lq9 but Im kinda already invested in this ls6 and its fairly new with 8k miles on it so i wanted to use it.

Is it necessary to pin the stock main caps and ARP main studs at the power level I'll be at 650-700? Or should the stockers hold up fine?

 

Been around numerous stock bottom end LS1 builds making 7xx whp to know that it can work. But I would personally run main studs.

 

Im running a DM performance LSX main engine girdle and ARP stud kit

D1-sc 740/667 RWHP/TQ

 

Get some ARP studs. The stock main caps will be just fine for that though. Even as is it should be ok.

 

ARP and a SAFE tune....

 

Yes I'm calling tomorrow to get a quote on installing main studs and a lign hone...

Anybody know off hand whats the going shop rate for something like that..

 

Align hone is around $120

 

So if I brought my shortblock into a shop. 120 for the lign hone? And how much to install the studs?

Any shop guys here?

 

I am going to run a girdle on my motor. I think I will be using the dm performance one also, just need to find a vendor who sells them.

 

Why are you all running girdles? They are not needed at that power... spend your money elsewhere.

 

^ +1 My friend's old camaro is making 1000+ hp and 16X mph in the 1/4 with stock main caps and ARP studs. Its been doing it for 2 years now, no problems.

 

Yeah I should have went ARP main studs for peace of mind, but I might have to risk it with stock main bolts because it'll be a complete engine disassembly to align hone for studs..

Do they make ARP main bolts? Not studs. And I heard the don't require lign honing? Any truth to this, I've searched and it's pretty empty

 

Count on replacing the cam bearings after the align hone. That grit gets everywhere and my machinist replaced the cam bearings to be safe on another build.

 

Yes I think I'm just going to run what I have and not bother with studs or aligh hone, I won't be driving in high boost all the time anyway, maybe once a week if i go out on the night and at the track once or twice a month..

If I hurt the motor Ill just go bigger and badder anyway!!