Main cap girdle, opinions??

I've noticed a couple times flipping through Summit that Ford sells main cap girdles for 5.0s and 351s that connect all the main bearings together for better strength, and I was curious about making one for a 2.2/2.5L, anyone have any input? I don't know how beneficial it would be as opposed to a five-point-slow, but I figured if I was gonna try to build a higher HP/Tourque motor or try to get more rpms out of it, it might help to strengthen the bottom end up a bit. Any input would be appreciated.

[Mike Radowski]

I was also thinking about machining something similar. I think your money would be best spent with a longer rod/shorter piston and arp head/main/rod fasteners. Then, if you have $$ left over, an additional girdle couldn't hurt. All of this is based on the assumption you had a common block with the forged 2.2 crank.

I'm just getting ideas for future projects, if I did something that would warrant me bracing the bottom end like that I'd have better parts than what I'm using now.

Anyone else?

[Andre Parker]

If your gonna do that, then you may as well get a 2.4 block and build that. I think it would be very expensive to try to get one made for our older blocks. It's a great idea, but our bottom ends are pretty stout to begin with.

[89acclaim]

If I remember correctly someone on the forum (before the last revision), was looking at using the 2.4 bead plate on a common block.

Daniel Merrill