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Old Oct 23, 2009 | 09:40 AM
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tuned right etc what have some seen rwhp numbers? im thinking 370cu good rod and piston.. with gt47-18 on it..
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mighty mouse is over 1100 wheel. well i know he is over 1050 wheel. and runs low 9 or high 8s.
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Wow thats alot of power on stock parts. Use pinned billet caps and studs to keep the caps still, it will help the crank live!
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does mighty that u know or can tell have anything special done to bottom end such as what gmlsx suggested? and or really light rod and piston combo in it..or just studs and factory caps etc?
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and a DM Performance girdle helps. ( idk if MM has one) i do
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it is a cast crank correct?
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does mighty that u know or can tell have anything special done to bottom end such as what gmlsx suggested? and or really light rod and piston combo in it..or just studs and factory caps etc?
he has a ERL block. the sleeves are alot bigger than stock. idk if these helps the stock crank or not.

just look him up on here.

MightMouse.

can miss him. he knows his ****.
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the point was trying to save on the good crank if this 6.0 would do it.. but by the time i do girdle and billet caps say i choose to..id be and what i would have in assembly with a forged crank and not really needing to do all this other stuff to make stock crank live..
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