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red82gt · 10-29-2003, 08:46 PM

I wouldn't bother using a main girdle, unless you have expensive internals (steel crank, expensive rods, etc.). It won't stop the block from cracking, it'll only act as a seat belt to save the internals. The 5.0L ford block isn't the toughest out there, but it's no porcelain doll either. I wouldn't worry about the block until you're making over 500hp, by then you'll want to swap out the KB's for some better forged units and then you can add a girdle.

10-29-2003, 08:46 PM	#9
red82gt Sober voice of Reason Join Date: Nov 1998 Location: Kelowna, B.C., Canada Posts: 1,514	I wouldn't bother using a main girdle, unless you have expensive internals (steel crank, expensive rods, etc.). It won't stop the block from cracking, it'll only act as a seat belt to save the internals. The 5.0L ford block isn't the toughest out there, but it's no porcelain doll either. I wouldn't worry about the block until you're making over 500hp, by then you'll want to swap out the KB's for some better forged units and then you can add a girdle. __________________ 393W: AFR 205's, hydraulic roller, TKO600.