8valves
07-18-2007, 09:44 AM
Hi everyone! I am now an official basic vendor, and as so will offer these to the public for a while to see how much interest there is.
I have gone throught he effort, and cost, to have Pro-Gram Engineering design a custom 4 bolt billet main cap for the 89+ common blocks. You cannot use the balance shaft assembly with these!
These are applicable and should be considered for anyone flirting with the 400+ WHP land for any amount of time. Brian Slowe commented that after his last season that his stock main caps no longer had a snug fit... obviously it was time for an upgrade to prevent a catastrophic failure.
Features:
- Machined from billet SAE 1045
- Tensile strength of 90,500, about three times that of the block!
- Black oxide for an awesome look
- Utilizes all existing bolt holes save for only two!
- Beautiful construction with no abrupt height changes or cheap
appearance, and no chances of stress risers
- Pre-machined for the thrust beaing on number 3, with the bearing tangs
on all of them
- Uses the stock front and rear main to keep stock seals and retainer plates
- CNC Vertical Machined
- All certified domestic steel used, all made and machined in the US!
For those of you that know me and my car, I don't cheap out on stuff. I wanted the 100% best possible product to keep my crank (engine that is!) in place.
This carries the seal of approval from both Steve Menegon (BadFastGTC) and Brian Slowe (turbo2point2) who were both critical in the help and patience in the first run of these caps. Both were overly impressed with the quality of the pieces delivered. Specifically mentioned was that "the pictures don't do them justice."
To pull directly from the Pro-Gram site.......
"Pro-Gram Engineering has had the pleasure of serving the automotive community for 22 years and is proud to claim the title of the world's largest and best manufacturer of aftermarket main bearing caps. Dedicating ourselves to the principle of "quality, not quantity, is our #1 product" enables us to provide a superior part in design, manufacture and material. These principles have allowed us to provide parts to all facets of the automotive performance industry including NASCAR's Nextel, Busch and Craftsman series, NHRA Drag Racing, NTPA Tractor Pullers, Offshore and Drag Boat Racing as well as industrial and military applications.
Quality, as defined by Webster, is "the degree of excellence of a thing"; Pro-Gram Engineering strives to maintain an excellent quality in our materials and production methods.
Material: With the influx of lesser quality goods and materials to the US, Pro-Gram Engineering solely uses materials certified as produced in the US. This allows us to guarantee the quality of the materials used in our parts, which are critical in any performance application.
Equipment: The machinery and equipment used to manufacture our products is continually being maintained and upgraded to ensure the highest precision available.
Location: Pro-Gram Engineering manufactures all of it's goods here in the US. Our manufacturing facility is located in Barberton, OH, which allows us to have direct influence on our product quality and manufacturing methods.
Personnel: Pro-Gram Engineering proudly employs highly skilled men and women from the surrounding communities. The combined machining and manufacturing experience at our, and your, disposal is in excess of half a century. While already highly skilled and competent, Pro-Gram engineering's employees are continually trained in new manufacturing methods and techniques as well as CAD design and software. Pro-Gram Engineering's technical support team of Ken and Dan Anderson have been working and serving the automotive racing industry as father and son for 13 years while Ken has served the automotive community at large for over 43 years. "
FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN A SET
I will have a final updated price within the next day or so. As it stands I sold the caps for $425 shipped. I actually lost money on one of the sets due to shipping snafu's on my part.
YES- I know there are cheaper available.
NO - I don't care. These guys are the best out there, with the
best reputation, period. Go ask pro-stock guys who's caps
they're running. If they tell you, it'll likely be Pro-Gram's. Off
shore racers? Same deal.
NO - I do not sell the bolts reuired with them. Your machine shop should
be able to order them with no hassle if they're capable of installing
the caps in the first place.
YES- A line bore and hone will be necessary after installation. This is
standard procedure when tweaking with your main bore.
Please PM me and I will add you to a list of names that I will continue to update on here. Once I get a number of people interested and the money in hand I will get them made up and shipped as fast as possible. Please inform me if you are in any sort of time crunch and I can let you know whether or not we can make the deadline.
Thanks for the interest!
http://www.pro-gram.com/index.jsp
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/DSCF0039.JPG
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/DSCF0042.JPG
I have gone throught he effort, and cost, to have Pro-Gram Engineering design a custom 4 bolt billet main cap for the 89+ common blocks. You cannot use the balance shaft assembly with these!
These are applicable and should be considered for anyone flirting with the 400+ WHP land for any amount of time. Brian Slowe commented that after his last season that his stock main caps no longer had a snug fit... obviously it was time for an upgrade to prevent a catastrophic failure.
Features:
- Machined from billet SAE 1045
- Tensile strength of 90,500, about three times that of the block!
- Black oxide for an awesome look
- Utilizes all existing bolt holes save for only two!
- Beautiful construction with no abrupt height changes or cheap
appearance, and no chances of stress risers
- Pre-machined for the thrust beaing on number 3, with the bearing tangs
on all of them
- Uses the stock front and rear main to keep stock seals and retainer plates
- CNC Vertical Machined
- All certified domestic steel used, all made and machined in the US!
For those of you that know me and my car, I don't cheap out on stuff. I wanted the 100% best possible product to keep my crank (engine that is!) in place.
This carries the seal of approval from both Steve Menegon (BadFastGTC) and Brian Slowe (turbo2point2) who were both critical in the help and patience in the first run of these caps. Both were overly impressed with the quality of the pieces delivered. Specifically mentioned was that "the pictures don't do them justice."
To pull directly from the Pro-Gram site.......
"Pro-Gram Engineering has had the pleasure of serving the automotive community for 22 years and is proud to claim the title of the world's largest and best manufacturer of aftermarket main bearing caps. Dedicating ourselves to the principle of "quality, not quantity, is our #1 product" enables us to provide a superior part in design, manufacture and material. These principles have allowed us to provide parts to all facets of the automotive performance industry including NASCAR's Nextel, Busch and Craftsman series, NHRA Drag Racing, NTPA Tractor Pullers, Offshore and Drag Boat Racing as well as industrial and military applications.
Quality, as defined by Webster, is "the degree of excellence of a thing"; Pro-Gram Engineering strives to maintain an excellent quality in our materials and production methods.
Material: With the influx of lesser quality goods and materials to the US, Pro-Gram Engineering solely uses materials certified as produced in the US. This allows us to guarantee the quality of the materials used in our parts, which are critical in any performance application.
Equipment: The machinery and equipment used to manufacture our products is continually being maintained and upgraded to ensure the highest precision available.
Location: Pro-Gram Engineering manufactures all of it's goods here in the US. Our manufacturing facility is located in Barberton, OH, which allows us to have direct influence on our product quality and manufacturing methods.
Personnel: Pro-Gram Engineering proudly employs highly skilled men and women from the surrounding communities. The combined machining and manufacturing experience at our, and your, disposal is in excess of half a century. While already highly skilled and competent, Pro-Gram engineering's employees are continually trained in new manufacturing methods and techniques as well as CAD design and software. Pro-Gram Engineering's technical support team of Ken and Dan Anderson have been working and serving the automotive racing industry as father and son for 13 years while Ken has served the automotive community at large for over 43 years. "
FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN A SET
I will have a final updated price within the next day or so. As it stands I sold the caps for $425 shipped. I actually lost money on one of the sets due to shipping snafu's on my part.
YES- I know there are cheaper available.
NO - I don't care. These guys are the best out there, with the
best reputation, period. Go ask pro-stock guys who's caps
they're running. If they tell you, it'll likely be Pro-Gram's. Off
shore racers? Same deal.
NO - I do not sell the bolts reuired with them. Your machine shop should
be able to order them with no hassle if they're capable of installing
the caps in the first place.
YES- A line bore and hone will be necessary after installation. This is
standard procedure when tweaking with your main bore.
Please PM me and I will add you to a list of names that I will continue to update on here. Once I get a number of people interested and the money in hand I will get them made up and shipped as fast as possible. Please inform me if you are in any sort of time crunch and I can let you know whether or not we can make the deadline.
Thanks for the interest!
http://www.pro-gram.com/index.jsp
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/DSCF0039.JPG
http://www.turbo-mopar.com/forums/photopost/data/500/medium/DSCF0042.JPG