[screamingchief]

So here we go again,back to the begining,once a person has had a failure they're back at square one anyways and I totally agree the use of an IA2/MR1 makes sense,I've said so like three times now.

The cast crank thing is just to make a point,like P-dude pointed out,once you gain strength in one area the weakness will just move on to the next area to exploit,and I agree that is pretty much true,so what ends up being the new "weak link" in the chain once the block is taken care of?

There isnt such a thing as a bulletproof engine,that would be a myth,and accidents can happen for so many more reasons than just an engine failure,will you feel better if an accident happens because a slick fails,or a trans locks up on you?

Nobody should operate under the assumption that any of this ensures absolute saftey,it does'nt.

Everybody has to use they're own judgement for that level they're pursuing as to what exactly it is that makes or breaks the need for something like either of these products discussed,now dammen8 you're quite a bit faster than alot of other folks who would be closer to the "target" consumers for a product like the girdle would be best aimed at I would think.

For you the use of the stronger block was more than prudent,it was a necessity,and your situation dictated you have your operation down for a while as a result,I can see that.

I respect that too.

Thing is not everybody is pushing 600-700+ HP to play with their race cars,like I said before mine wont need that much,now the next car will,and that one will get what it needs.

I'm not going to carry on much further with this,like someone said earlier there seems to be more than a few schools of thought on this,and likely neither side will move off their views much,and thats fine,really there is no 100% correct answer to this dilemma.

I just could'nt see why the possibility of a product like this existing,or being used would be shot down by some.

Maybe according to this school of thought NHRA/IHRA should just outlaw the use of factory blocks completely for all classes except stock eliminator???

Wait a minute,even some of those are running in the elevens,hmmmm...

(That was sarcasm folks,puuhhlleeeezzz dont go ape$#!t on me.)