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FE Power Forums => FE Technical Forum => Topic started by: Chad D on August 24, 2012, 12:47:01 PM

Title: Main cap dowelling
Post by: Chad D on August 24, 2012, 12:47:01 PM

Anybody try this for an FE, or are studs deemed to be good enough to prevent cap walk?

Title: Re: Main cap dowelling
Post by: jayb on August 24, 2012, 07:32:11 PM

Robert Pond's blocks have dowels to position the main caps, and the Shelby blocks have a wide area on the main stud that is a close tolerance fit to the hole in the cap, essentially serving as a dowel.  I have never seen a stock FE block with dowels installed; normally if someone upgrades a 2 bolt block they go to a cross-bolted setup.