Big power with ls2 block???
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Big power with ls2 block??? Looking for reliable combo's running stock sleeves, and main caps with forged internals. Is a honest reliable 1000-1100 RWHP too much to ask from the block without upgrading sleeves and caps?
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The only thing I would worry about would be the caps "walking" around. Get them pinned and it should be a good, light motor. Fireball on here was running a stock sleeved ls2 that finally let go at somewhere north of 1500 hp..... Ended up cracking a sleeve.
My ls2 has pinned mains and is otherwise stock. Car dynoed 800rwhp on 15 psi.
LS2 block can be very strong with pinned mains and a little bit of block fill.
I think mightymouse was using an ERL aluminum block that was stock ls2 cubes
LS2 block can be very strong with pinned mains and a little bit of block fill.
I think mightymouse was using an ERL aluminum block that was stock ls2 cubes
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Yes it is to much to ask for. Has been done. Reliable, 1000rwhp,stock sleeves. Might be reliable for a little bit.
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Thanks for the replies good info. That's kinda what I was afraid of as well as main cap walk on the window style blocks. Also don't want flexing cyl walls and a binding crank costing my power. Do the blocks usually break at the top of cyl like pic above?
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Australian 98 octane street fuel, which is about the same as 93 octane for you guys. Was only running 7psi when I noticed the failure, but it might have started cracking months earlier when I was running 15psi. No detonation on the logs, but no doubt it had detonated at some point.
