4 bolt mains w/pix

[pb_paulie_b]

Heres a couple of shots of my block. Is it me or does the bottom of the block look milled? Everyone I've seen has a little ridge along the sides of the mains? Would you 4 bolt main this block? I've heard some say yes and some say no. I got an all forged assembly going in and the YS to blow on it so I need to know if it's worth the effort to install 4 bolt main caps. Thanks for looking .
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[S&B]

here is a pic of my fully girdled upper and lower block with a V-7 YSI @ 4k 550++ hp.

soo to answer you question do it right the first time
R302, A4, World, or as i did DART

then you'll never have to worry

 

[pb_paulie_b]

What block is that??

 

[Rick 91GT]

LMFAO at S&B

Well it appears that is a 1969 351W, correct? We have made 800+ through them for a few seasons, but like S&B I am a true advocate of a race block when the power level gets over 500hp. They have the meat to go to a 4 bolt cap if you want to. The bottom of the block should look like that and it should have a small lip where the cap index's to the block.

 

[S&B]

ohh its a 351

I know you can get some monster cubes out of a dart 351, with that block and then the YS your talking 1k HP, if you can handle that much noise.


My block was your tried and true 302 block w/ a 331 cube setup.

hahahhahaha

 

[pb_paulie_b]

Thanx. I didn't even attempt to build my 5.0. Rick, Stangnet should be bank roll'in you . To tell the truth folks I really can't afford a race block. I got to many things goin on right now. I did pick up the best thing I could get right now, the 69' 351. I'm goin to TRY and limit myself to 750hp. This is a street car. I just was wondering if 4 bolt mains would help my block live longer.
Rick you ever come down MIR? or Maple Groove??

 

[Rick 91GT]

The bolt bolt mains will help keep the caps from walking, which is common on the small block Fords. I get down to MIR and Maple Grove.

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