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[QUOTE]Originally posted by FivePTSlow: [QB] It seems to me that the blocks that crack with girdles are mostly pretty high up there in horsepower. Like more than you should really try to make on a non boss/dart/351w block anyway. A turbo 347 on e85 & meth? How much power was this making at the crank? 600+? My point is that the girdles may not make an E block anywhere near as strong as a boss block, but maybe it'll allow another 50hp more than without the girdles? Helping the mains stay in place better and not walking around so much should help something no? I tend to think of the main girdle kind of like sub frame connectors. Tie in all of the pieces along the way and it will make them all a little stronger. The fact that block held up as a 347 with a turbo on e85 & meth at all is pretty amazing to me. Not saying you're wrong, just throwing out some points that I thought made sense. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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