Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
The main caps on this block are cross bolted! This makes an extremely strong and rigid block - cross bolting is typically only seen on extreme competition engines!
Reference: L67 Engine Teardown - Thrasher Engineered Performance 3800 & 3800SC Pontiac Grand Prix GTP & Buick Regal GS
Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
I bought some yesterday for 16.88, which I felt was reasonable for a dealer. I did not know about the cross bolting thing, learn
Something new daily, thanks a mint!
Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
I dunno how your motor was redone and those left out.
Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
Did that VHT gold for a guy here last year.
We did the block, oil pan, and heads though.
It was awesome.
Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
The cross bolts essentially make it a 4 bolt main engine. Moar=Good in that case.
Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
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Originally Posted by
SleeperGS
I bought some yesterday for 16.88, which I felt was reasonable for a dealer. I did not know about the cross bolting thing, learn
Something new daily, thanks a mint!
There is a torque + angle spec for those TTY bolts you know.
Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
still looking for the torque specs. I obviously took them out when i had it dipped and forgot. Never rebuilt one of these. That VHT paint is pretty good, im impressed with it.
Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
Re: Freshly built and painted motor found threaded holes on sides of block? What r th
Put them in last night, thanks for all the help. Hope I can return the favor some day.
