How long do your 408's last?
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How long do your 408's last?
Ok so I heard that 408's don't last that long. I was wondering how long some of ya'lls gave lasted. So how long have some of ya'lls lasted before you had to rebuild them, and what went wrong?
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I don't know that it's all in the build, but a good quality build definately helps. We have a customer in Dallas that has nearly 80k miles on one of our 408 iron blocks & he still makes great power & sprays it all the time!!
The 408 iron block can definately have a long life when taken care of & built properly. It's probably my favorite motor for the money...
The 408 iron block can definately have a long life when taken care of & built properly. It's probably my favorite motor for the money...
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See I thought the same, if they were built properly and well maintained. I have a buddy of mine that built one and blew it. I don't know what happened, but I do remember he was spraying it but don't remember how big of a shot. He was the one that told me they don't last long. I just think it left a bad taste in his mouth lol. Do the 408's hold pretty good with forced induction?
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Cool. I was thinking about building a 408 with a Magnacharger. The reason I want a magnacharger is cause I'm an ol' school kind of guy. I love roots styles plus they just sound like sex lol, Plus they make Earth breaking torque.
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Read my thread started a few weeks back "4.00 stroke/potential piston rock".
I have done many searches and read my threads on 408 (4.00 stroke) engines on here. I notice that most people that seem to be having success with this setup all have CUSTOM pistons. Now there are a few strays that have shelf pistons with great luck. You also will find that most on here will not admit there is a potential problem with this setup and they have never had a issue one with it. I guess some of us are not perfect and willing to admit and learn from mistakes. In other words I don't care what shop you are or how many of these you have built but at some point everyone has built a lemon 408 (4.00 stroke motor).
I have done many searches and read my threads on 408 (4.00 stroke) engines on here. I notice that most people that seem to be having success with this setup all have CUSTOM pistons. Now there are a few strays that have shelf pistons with great luck. You also will find that most on here will not admit there is a potential problem with this setup and they have never had a issue one with it. I guess some of us are not perfect and willing to admit and learn from mistakes. In other words I don't care what shop you are or how many of these you have built but at some point everyone has built a lemon 408 (4.00 stroke motor).
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Read my thread started a few weeks back "4.00 stroke/potential piston rock".
I have done many searches and read my threads on 408 (4.00 stroke) engines on here. I notice that most people that seem to be having success with this setup all have CUSTOM pistons. Now there are a few strays that have shelf pistons with great luck. You also will find that most on here will not admit there is a potential problem with this setup and they have never had a issue one with it. I guess some of us are not perfect and willing to admit and learn from mistakes. In other words I don't care what shop you are or how many of these you have built but at some point everyone has built a lemon 408 (4.00 stroke motor).
I have done many searches and read my threads on 408 (4.00 stroke) engines on here. I notice that most people that seem to be having success with this setup all have CUSTOM pistons. Now there are a few strays that have shelf pistons with great luck. You also will find that most on here will not admit there is a potential problem with this setup and they have never had a issue one with it. I guess some of us are not perfect and willing to admit and learn from mistakes. In other words I don't care what shop you are or how many of these you have built but at some point everyone has built a lemon 408 (4.00 stroke motor).