maximum safe rpm of stock internals??
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there is a guy over on theturboforums running a 4.8 wth a t88 to 7200 rpms with nothing but rod bolts.
that sounds a little high to me.
what is considered the maximum safe rpms for these motors in a boosted application?
that sounds a little high to me.
what is considered the maximum safe rpms for these motors in a boosted application?
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I always pushed my stock 346 to 7200. Granted it was not on boost, but I was spraying 200shot in top of it. I must have ran it like that with the MS3 in it for 3 years, driving it almost every day and playing with it all the time. I put the spray on it when the warrenty went out at 36000 miles, and I put my 408 in at 88000. The 346 was still in great shape when I took it out. But I think the 4.8 has different rods in it doesn't it?
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I have never pulled the pan, I bought the car new in 02 and ran it stock until the warrenty ran out at 36000 miles. I then put the cam and springs in it and the 200 shot of nitroius, tuned it and ran it like that until I had 88000 miles on it. I built a 408 for forced induction reasons and pulled the engine out. It had no issues when I pulled it. The only thing I changed was the cam, springs, pushrods, and timing chain. Nothing else.
Again, I think the rods and pistons in a 4.8 are not the same as the 346.
Again, I think the rods and pistons in a 4.8 are not the same as the 346.
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I spun 7800 plenty times with my last setup. I shifted at 7500 this was on 4.8 it still made power up there so reason for Rev high. I pulled motor apart and it looked new. No signs of distortion or cap walk. Motor lived at 16 psi for close to 7 k worth of miles. I pushed 20 psi thru same setup as well. At 20 psi I was over. 800 rwhp with arp rod bolts and stock head bolts. Turbo was a pt88 can was 230/236