Looking for guys who make 900+rwhp with turbo: block opinions
03-05-2007, 01:33 PM
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I say it wouldnt hurt...But at the same time what about guys like Worm Boy and Last LS1, did/do they run girdles? I guess Im what Im trying to figure out as well is, when exactly is the girdle (or even doweling) recommended.
03-05-2007, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Do you think its necessary for a girdle on an iron block shooting for over 1200hp?
We had an iron block with stock caps and a girdle making 1500+. When tore down the bearings were great but the caps had been walking. I had a LS2 block with stock caps and no girdle. Making 1300+. When tore down the bearings were good but the caps had walked.
One of the new motors ERL/W2W is building for us will have doweled billet mains and the W2W girdle. Were shooting for 1800+ though.
03-05-2007, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Got Me SOM
just clicked his website, for 400 bux its well worth the investment phil.
03-05-2007, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by motorbuilt
Id go with W2W's girdle, its better engineered using the pan rails tied in as well.
Originally Posted by cablebandit
Mike you suck!! 1900hp!! My iron block mains walked but the bearings looked fine. (no girdle)....weird feeling to see they walked but bearings be fine.
I know what you mean. If you seen the ones that came off my LS2 you would think the bearings would be junk. But even after all those passes at that power. The bearings were like new.
03-05-2007, 06:23 PM
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Mike what effects did the walking of the mains have on the motor's life if the bearings were still like new???
Still be bale to run the motor?? Notice anything different while running it???
You say not needed for us guys around 1000hp.......
needed for1500rwhp or flywheel??
Kyle
Still be bale to run the motor?? Notice anything different while running it???
You say not needed for us guys around 1000hp.......
needed for1500rwhp or flywheel??
Kyle
03-05-2007, 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by NA$TY-TA
Mike what effects did the walking of the mains have on the motor's life if the bearings were still like new???
Still be bale to run the motor?? Notice anything different while running it???
You say not needed for us guys around 1000hp.......
needed for1500rwhp or flywheel??
Kyle
Still be bale to run the motor?? Notice anything different while running it???
You say not needed for us guys around 1000hp.......
needed for1500rwhp or flywheel??
Kyle
That hp was fwhp and was about the W2W girdle. I'm not going to be running one on my new TA motor this season. So we will have a good comparison between the two. Mine will have doweled billet mains though.
If your only making a 1000hp you have nothing to worry about.
03-05-2007, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TwnTrboCE
From what I know it didn't cause any problems. But it shows that things are moving around that shouldn't be. I'm guessing after a while one would start chewing up the other.
That hp was fwhp and was about the W2W girdle. I'm not going to be running one on my new TA motor this season. So we will have a good comparison between the two. Mine will have doweled billet mains though.
If your only making a 1000hp you have nothing to worry about.
That hp was fwhp and was about the W2W girdle. I'm not going to be running one on my new TA motor this season. So we will have a good comparison between the two. Mine will have doweled billet mains though.
If your only making a 1000hp you have nothing to worry about.
a ha ha u said ONLY 1000hp..... we figure im making around 1100fwhp on 20 psi....... will soon be more when she goes back to see Joe and Harlan.....
03-06-2007, 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Man I'm really squeezing my lil 347ci LS6 block... everyone else is running 36_ - 42_ci setups.
03-06-2007, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Pro Stock John
Man I'm really squeezing my lil 347ci LS6 block... everyone else is running 36_ - 42_ci setups.
But that's a good thing!
It seems that 4 digit real wheel horsepower numbers are at the edge of but within the realm of the stock LS1/6 block.
03-06-2007, 03:49 PM
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