4.8 s475 how hard should i push it but keep it alive
05-04-2014, 10:14 AM
#22
I agree with Joenova but I dont have no where as much LS experience as most of the guys in this thread but I have been messing with boosted motors since the mid 80s and what I have learned over the years is that its usually not the power that kills the motor.Its usually the greed of the tuner. Timing is a killer and detonation is 9 times out of ten what hurts stuff.
I think a 4.8 will take just about anything you can throw at it as long as you have the support to make it all work. I also think that if you can try to make the power a little later in the rpms so you dont have the very high cylinders pressures in the low RPMs it will help the rods.
The last thing is that I see allot of guys using meth and thinking that its the cure all fuel. It does work great and you can make allot of power with it but I also watched many of guys back in the day kill gaskets on the turbo Buicks because they expected to much from the meth. I started using meth on my Buick 20 years ago and never had a problem with it and thats because I always respected it.
I would like to see someone take a 4.8 on C16 with a little meth for extra cooling and let it eat. I think it would blow some minds.
I think a 4.8 will take just about anything you can throw at it as long as you have the support to make it all work. I also think that if you can try to make the power a little later in the rpms so you dont have the very high cylinders pressures in the low RPMs it will help the rods.
The last thing is that I see allot of guys using meth and thinking that its the cure all fuel. It does work great and you can make allot of power with it but I also watched many of guys back in the day kill gaskets on the turbo Buicks because they expected to much from the meth. I started using meth on my Buick 20 years ago and never had a problem with it and thats because I always respected it.
I would like to see someone take a 4.8 on C16 with a little meth for extra cooling and let it eat. I think it would blow some minds.
05-04-2014, 10:19 AM
#23
I agree with Joenova but I dont have no where as much LS experience as most of the guys in this thread but I have been messing with boosted motors since the mid 80s and what I have learned over the years is that its usually not the power that kills the motor.Its usually the greed of the tuner. Timing is a killer and detonation is 9 times out of ten what hurts stuff.
I think a 4.8 will take just about anything you can throw at it as long as you have the support to make it all work. I also think that if you can try to make the power a little later in the rpms so you dont have the very high cylinders pressures in the low RPMs it will help the rods.
The last thing is that I see allot of guys using meth and thinking that its the cure all fuel. It does work great and you can make allot of power with it but I also watched many of guys back in the day kill gaskets on the turbo Buicks because they expected to much from the meth. I started using meth on my Buick 20 years ago and never had a problem with it and thats because I always respected it.
I would like to see someone take a 4.8 on C16 with a little meth for extra cooling and let it eat. I think it would blow some minds.
I think a 4.8 will take just about anything you can throw at it as long as you have the support to make it all work. I also think that if you can try to make the power a little later in the rpms so you dont have the very high cylinders pressures in the low RPMs it will help the rods.
The last thing is that I see allot of guys using meth and thinking that its the cure all fuel. It does work great and you can make allot of power with it but I also watched many of guys back in the day kill gaskets on the turbo Buicks because they expected to much from the meth. I started using meth on my Buick 20 years ago and never had a problem with it and thats because I always respected it.
I would like to see someone take a 4.8 on C16 with a little meth for extra cooling and let it eat. I think it would blow some minds.
05-04-2014, 10:54 PM
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I agree with Joenova but I dont have no where as much LS experience as most of the guys in this thread but I have been messing with boosted motors since the mid 80s and what I have learned over the years is that its usually not the power that kills the motor.Its usually the greed of the tuner. Timing is a killer and detonation is 9 times out of ten what hurts stuff.
I think a 4.8 will take just about anything you can throw at it as long as you have the support to make it all work. I also think that if you can try to make the power a little later in the rpms so you dont have the very high cylinders pressures in the low RPMs it will help the rods.
The last thing is that I see allot of guys using meth and thinking that its the cure all fuel. It does work great and you can make allot of power with it but I also watched many of guys back in the day kill gaskets on the turbo Buicks because they expected to much from the meth. I started using meth on my Buick 20 years ago and never had a problem with it and thats because I always respected it.
I would like to see someone take a 4.8 on C16 with a little meth for extra cooling and let it eat. I think it would blow some minds.
I think a 4.8 will take just about anything you can throw at it as long as you have the support to make it all work. I also think that if you can try to make the power a little later in the rpms so you dont have the very high cylinders pressures in the low RPMs it will help the rods.
The last thing is that I see allot of guys using meth and thinking that its the cure all fuel. It does work great and you can make allot of power with it but I also watched many of guys back in the day kill gaskets on the turbo Buicks because they expected to much from the meth. I started using meth on my Buick 20 years ago and never had a problem with it and thats because I always respected it.
I would like to see someone take a 4.8 on C16 with a little meth for extra cooling and let it eat. I think it would blow some minds.
05-15-2014, 09:53 AM
#31
Update, car was tuned by jason at fbc this week. 11.6 lbs and washer fluid mix made 500 spinning on the dyno. Tires looked like gum smeared. This is also through a unlocked t400 on a mustang dyno. Cant wait to see what comes of.it when.we have more time . There is so much more still in it.
