insurance is good assurance.
spend the money to make it as reliable as possible when you weigh the odds 600.00 to splay may just save a 650.00+crank 450.00+rods 600.00+pistons and 1500-2000.00heads.
remember this when we get down on the throttle parts do shift,flex etc.that starts killing bearings and other parts fatique...spend the cash once..

 

do they make a girdle for our gen II motors? How much does that help out?

 

It's the same one you'd use for a regular one piece SBC. If your not running a 4 bolt or splayed caps then at minimum you should run a girdle. They are cheap...

 

thats what i figured. Im far from building my motor yet but ill be damn ready for it when the time comes, lol.

 

cheapest forged stroker crank I've found was like 600+ I haven't heard of any stroker cranks for $300? Any more info on that, I'd be very interested.

 

Z8's did you use the factory main caps?



David

 

dave, i think he was just talking about the block he used.. not the cap's.. i'm pretty sure they were billet...

 

my motor is warrantied to 650 crank hp with arp studs on my 2 bolt

 

Man, I wish I could remember where I even found them but it's been probably over four years since or longer since I bought it. I tried to do a google search but came up with nothing although admittingly I didn't look very hard...

 

WHat are the more popular forged stroker cranks people are using

 

I have an LT4 four bolt main block with ARP studs, and as far as I know it is rated for more horsepower than the standard two bolt main LT1 block. Poeple are running 8 seconds with the four bolt main block so I'm not worried about mine breaking.

 

i run a procharger and my builder said i would be crazy not to go with 4 bolt mains

 

if you build a motor period i believe splayed mains are only intelligent. Makes no sence to go through ALLL that work not to do that one simple thing... and consider the fact they hold it allll together...