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Old 08-12-2004, 06:43 PM
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I was watching a NASCAR race recently and noticed a frame on the screen showing the MPH & RPM's of different cars on the track. They were taching from 7500 to around 9500+. That begs the question, how many RPM's are possible with an LS1/LS6, and what mods would have to be done to safely tach say 8000/9000 rpm?

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I have been in one that reved all the way to 7200....but i wouldnt imagine it going to 9500 too often.
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It would take extensive bottom end work to safely rev over 7200 rpms on a regular basis...
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consider that these crap engines that rev to 9000-9500rpm
are only built to serve 800 miles and get as low as 3.5mpg
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bottom end work, lightweight valvetrain, solid roller setup could get you up there. an easier way would be to just destroke your motor.

and do a search, this has been discussed at length before




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