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7800 RPM and Hydraulic Roller is doable. I'd go with Solid Roller for the safety factor, however several in the Ford Camp are taking Hydraulic Rollers straight to 8000 RPMS.
Are you looking for valvetrain reccomendations or something else?
Are you looking for valvetrain reccomendations or something else?
Definately a solid roller would hold up in that range. Talk to Alan Futral at FMS. His car regularly sees 7500+rpms and is running VERY strong. I see the lifter failure being you're biggest limiting factor. That is, assuming your valvesprings/bottom end are up to it.
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Originally Posted by Adrenaline_Z
I think that's asking alot.
Titanium everything and a few prayers.
The LS7 set a precedence with 7100 RPM.
Getting anymore from a 346 at 7800 RPM would probably require boost.
Titanium everything and a few prayers.
The LS7 set a precedence with 7100 RPM.
Getting anymore from a 346 at 7800 RPM would probably require boost.
Someone give me some info please, or next I'll be reading about triangular pushrods, and so forth.
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Originally Posted by Brandon
Why is it that everyone speaks of titanium everything when they talk about high rpm engines? I mean honestly, I've never figured it out, cars have been going 8k+ for longer than titanium has been used as a piece in *some* valvetrains.
Someone give me some info please, or next I'll be reading about triangular pushrods, and so forth.
Someone give me some info please, or next I'll be reading about triangular pushrods, and so forth.
We have out shop Mustang revving to 8500rpm with stock lifter's but we compensate it with 120psi of oil pressure to keep the lifters pumped up.
I will be trying this with my upcomming 408. Many members spin that high, it is not as hard as you think. No stocker rockers and xe-r lobed hydraulics though. Solid for safety sake. You may be able to obtain that kind of rpm with hydraulic but for how long. Plus you'd have to use such a soft lobe to do it that you'd give up a substantial amount of power just to retain hydraulic lifters.
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Friend of mine out here spins his stock bottom end, stock lifters, dual springs, stock rockers, hardened pushrod engine to 7600 rpms and hasn't had a problem yet. I used to take mine to 7500 however just because it can be done doesn't mean it will last long.
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Titanium is lighter. You want to reduce reciprocating mass as much as possible.
As RPM inceases, so does the effective mass of the object.
Reducing even a couple of grams on the entire assembly is a huge deal at high RPM.
The "everything" reference was to stress the point, obviously, it wasnt to
be taken literally.
Besides that, do you think getting 600-800 RPM more peak from a naturally
aspirated LS1/6 engine will be easy?
As RPM inceases, so does the effective mass of the object.
Reducing even a couple of grams on the entire assembly is a huge deal at high RPM.
The "everything" reference was to stress the point, obviously, it wasnt to
be taken literally.
Besides that, do you think getting 600-800 RPM more peak from a naturally
aspirated LS1/6 engine will be easy?
Last edited by Adrenaline_Z; Apr 13, 2005 at 04:26 PM.
Originally Posted by LOnSLO
7800 is not asking much. I spin my 408 over 8000 on a regular basis. It will see close to 9000 this fall. Hydraulic will do it, but a solid roller would be best.
Originally Posted by LOnSLO
7800 is not asking much. I spin my 408 over 8000 on a regular basis. It will see close to 9000 this fall. Hydraulic will do it, but a solid roller would be best.
I thought you would be limited to 7800 rpm with the ls1 pcm. These are the highest cells that exist in the ls1 edit file I have looked at if memory serves correct. How did you carry the extra 200 rpm or is it just so close that it is a non issue? Thanks.
