Everyone in here is spinning a stock short block 6400+ and still driving!

 

i think its more about tq and dont pass the 600 line i think thats about it...id say 550 hp

 

lmao.

 

Ill let you know this spring, gonna push and spray the stock 130k mile lt1 till she blows!!! Damn Chicago winters wont let me have anymore fun right now.

 

6300 on stock shortblock with 130000 miles.

 

RPM is the problemo.

 

im just trying to figure out what im gonna break if i go with the Ai 200cc H/C/I package
http://advancedinduction.com/AiProductsLT1.html
anyone running this setup on a stock shortblock on the street? like i said, this would be daily driven. and driven hard i am also considering upgrading the oil pump and putting a bigger oil pan on

 

I've heard many mixed reviews on the stock lt1. Still never really found out the weak point of the stock bottom end>? If a budget rebuild with forged pistons and upped compression, would you be raising my power handling capability or are you still pushing your luck with the stock rods?

 

well i know LT1 rods are some of the strongest rods gm made for the gen1-2 motors. i think the only rods that are stronger are the x-rods. correct me if im wrong

 

I would not spin a stock shortblock past ~6300rpm regularly no matter what the horsepower output. RPM's are usually what kill stock shortblocks, not hp .

 

been twisting mine to 6500 every pass I've made down the track, and I've got a shoebox full of them now. and few 6800rpm dyno pulls to boot.

granted, the car runs out of steam at 6300, and the few dyno runs were to check where power dropped off at, and I only rev it out to 6500 in 4th when I cross the 1/4mile line..

but still: 101k mile stock bottom end, been ran out of oil once, over heated a dozen times, and the carpet's wore down behind the gas pedal... that otta tell you the life its had.