| Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,836 | It's possible one of the racing specialty places like ARP might have something suitable. Instead of cap screws, studs might be a better choice. When we wanted to build a really bulletproof lower end on the race engines, we would install Grade 8 studs in the block and use hardened steel grade 8 washers and nuts to secure the main caps. Jerry
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