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6600 rpm's or less
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7300-7500
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What is the rev limiter on your big cube/stroker motor?

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Old 02-22-2009, 10:48 PM
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Default What is the rev limiter on your big cube/stroker motor?

Post your displacement, N/A or FI and type, block, after-market sleeve (where applicable), and re-inforced valvetrain components

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I have a stroked L92 block (416 CID) with stock L92 heads and a great camshaft. My HP peaks at 6200 RPM so I set my rev limiter to 6300 RPM.
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i have a LS2 402 i have mine set at 7200
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408 here.....Rev is at 7200 rpms, I shift at 6800rpms...Peak hp is 6700rpms..
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408 here also. shift at 7300-7500 rev limiter set at 8k
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416 ls3, 6500rpm, all N/A
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Originally Posted by cybernco
I have a stroked L92 block (416 CID) with stock L92 heads and a great camshaft. My HP peaks at 6200 RPM so I set my rev limiter to 6300 RPM.
You have very close to the setup I'm currently doing now, with the exception of L92 vs TFS heads.

Got any dyno and track #s?
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Originally Posted by sheesnaz
416 ls3, 6500rpm, all N/A
Got any dyno and track #s with your 416 setup?
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See sig for specs. I voted 7300-7500
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My 402ci,m6 is at 7,200rpm's.
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Originally Posted by 6.0monsta
Got any dyno and track #s with your 416 setup?
The only track on Oahu, Hawaii shut down a couple of years ago. So I haven't had it to the strip.

I pulled 525 HP @ 6200 RPM /501 TQ @ 4,600 RPM on a DynaPack dyno at Munkywurks shop in Honolulu. I really think that it was my L76 intake that limited my peak RPM's to 6,200.
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N/A 395ci (3.915 x 4.100), '99 block, YT 1.8's w/ Manley NexTec springs
Shift ~6500...tried shifting at 66/6700 and lost 2 tenths
rev limiter is 6900
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Those are good numbers. I have Trickflow heads with a fast 92 on an automatic. Curious what #s I'll see. I'll be using a 236/238 cam. I also have 3.91 gears.
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Originally Posted by cdubbzz
N/A 395ci (3.915 x 4.100), '99 block, YT 1.8's w/ Manley NexTec springs
Shift ~6500...tried shifting at 66/6700 and lost 2 tenths
rev limiter is 6900
What car is that in? Race weight?
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shift at 6800 but have the rev limit turned up to 7400 just in case I need to ride out a wheel stand

427 W/TFS 235's here
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Stock ls1 long block with 117,000 miles and my rev has been at 6800 since 80,000 miles with Patriot dual gold valves springs and TSP 231/237cam. Still strong and gets beat on everyday!
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Originally Posted by 6.0monsta
What car is that in? Race weight?
99 Z28 MN6, weight is 3700lbs
pass was made on OEM ZR1's
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454 LSX, NA, all stock valvetrain.

light is set at 6500....limiter is 7000.


new combo is going a bit higher.
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Originally Posted by WKMCD
My car peaks about 6,300 but rolls over nicely on top. I set my limiter at 6,800 just so I don't bounce off it all the time. 403 w/ L92/l76 setup and a small cam.
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LS3 416 Stroker. Power peaks at 6600, rev limiter at 6900.
Have YT Ultralite rollers on Pete Incaudo worked over AFR 225's with AFR dual springs. Power numbers in my sig, and this is on 93 pump gas and a safe 12.6 AFR tune.

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