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SignUp Now!It depends on how bad the caps are. Severe detonation pushes down on the center of the main cap, the perfect half circle opening for the bearing becomes arched (or "horseshoe shaped" as Joe Reif put it). This may not be noticable to the naked eye, but the "acid test" is - How easily could you remove the cap from the block? You should have to fight to get them out cuz they're in the registers "so tight".Originally posted by QuickWrench
Scott, if unrepairable damage to a block occurs after having billet main caps and a girdle installed, can the caps then be transferred onto another block? Or is there too much material removed from the bottom of the caps when originally prepping them for the align-hone?
No no. The girdle sits above the pan rail by .005" in order to preload the main caps. If the meaurements are off, the girdle kit comes with shims.This could make the cap sit too far down into the block for the girdle to rest against the top of it. <snip> I guess the pan rails could be shaved to meet them, but...