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How much power do you think is safe on stock internals?

From sheer overpower? With a perfect tune? Who knows? It won't be known until someone breaks a piston.

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Old 06-01-2011, 10:18 PM   #1 (permalink)
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From sheer overpower? With a perfect tune?

Who knows? It won't be known until someone breaks a piston.
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Old 06-01-2011, 10:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
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From sheer overpower? With a perfect tune?

Who knows? It won't be known until someone breaks a piston.
I think a rod would go first.
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I think a rod would go first.
I thought they were forged and pretty meaty --- incorrect?

How thick are the ringlands on our pistons? With enough power, the rings themselves could fail too.
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From sheer overpower? With a perfect tune?

Who knows? It won't be known until someone breaks a piston.
Yup... I broke a pistion in my z...and it ain't even boost yet..

So my money is deff on a ring gland or burnt piston.
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Yup... I broke a pistion in my z...and it ain't even boost yet..

So my money is deff on a ring gland or burnt piston.
"How much power do you think Is safe on stock internals?"

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