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Old 07-17-2007, 11:14 PM
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I plan to do heads and cam in addition to full bolt ons....what is the "safe" limit in terms of rwhp?
Old 07-17-2007, 11:21 PM
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This might be a good place to look

https://ls1tech.com/forums/new-ls1-owners-newbie-tech/745219-what-had-stock-ls1-block-been-know-hold.html
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search would be a good option on this, its been discussed ALOT
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Yup, check some of the recent threads on this topic. FWIW, my factory bottom took 576rwhp/590rwtq for three years before pushing a head-gasket. Upon teardown, the engine looked perfect.
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better yet here
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576 rwhp?!? thats amazing.....well its amazing to me comming over from a 2v mustang, where if your over 400rwhp you wince everytime u get on it




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