Jeff400w

I know this question has been asked a hundred times but what is the max rpm you can turn an LS1 with stock internals for drag strip use?

NHRAFORMULA00

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I spin mine to 7000. 200 runs plus.

trans_am7935

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matters what year LS1 and what rod bolts you have.

2002 blue z28

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What about a 02 LS1 with stock rod bolts?

BrntWS6

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01-02 have the LS6 rod bolts. I think the Z06 spun to 6600 so you know your safe to that

VandykeT/A

I turn my 02 7100.

SNLPerformance

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The bulb that burns brighter burns shorter, with that being said your valvetrain needs to be stable but we've spun them to 8k with just ARP rod bolts...is this a NA build?

tom70

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how about an 04 lq4 with arp bolts? have bigger cam with matching springs.

Jeff400w

Mine is a 2001 LS1 with stock rod bolts. I plan to run it only NA.
I was thinking 6500 to 6800 rpm for mine.
I have another LS, I think its a 2006 that came out of a ski boat with a broken rod. It's broken off just below the wrist pin. I have no idea how they could have turned that motor high enough in a ski boat to throw a rod.

trans_am7935

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You also have to consider what kind of shape your motor is in, what valve springs you have and if it is even reasonable enough to spin that high. I have a 99 with stock rod bolts, but when i had my dyno tune done my tuner spun it to 6600 five or six times and 6800 a few times. Although my engine took it, i was on borrowed time at that point. As SNL stated, the bulb that burns brighter/hotter burns shorter, this is entirely true. If i hit 6600 rpm every day, every single shift, in my 99 i am sure it would not last a month.

Detoxx03

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I was spinning mine to 6800

Uneverknow

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I've spun my 00' to 6800 many times no issues here so far.