will i have to get new bearings after the line honing? not thats its that expensive or anything. i just dont wanna look like an idiot by asking the machine shop owner

 

Anyone telling you it will stop the caps from walking is again fooling themselves. A girdle will NOT help capwalk. Symonds an answer to your PM, dont worry about it for your application, the best you can do is use an ARP main stud, this will still require an align hone as the clamping load of a stud is far different than a main bolt.

 

NO you wont

 

I never had my block line bored after I installed the main girdle on my old motor ran it for almost 4 years never had any bearing problems at all till it cracked the block. and I never seen any cap walk on the bearings at all. so all I can say is what I have done and what has worked for me.

 

Cap walk is evident on the register and main cap. Here is where they start to crack and move towards the cam tunnel, the front bulkhead is thin on the roller 302's, this block had a main girdle. The main bolt holes go all the way through which weakens the main immensely unlike a windsor.

 

girdles are useless! I dont have one and my motor is still alive

 

You really don't beleive that do you? Did April fool sneak up on me or something? lol

Do you even have a clue what cap walk is? Next thing your going to tell us is a rear end girdle isn't helpful and rocker arm girdles are useless.

 

Ya I am fairly certain I have a clue about cap walk. I build 100 plus small block ford engines per year, been around the block a few times champ. I have been 9.40's on an 8.8 without a girdle By time you are running enough spring pressure to warrant a stud girdle you make the smart move and run a shaft.