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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 04:15 AM
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How would you know when u have reached the horsepower limit for your engine?

Basically how you know when the engine reached it's peak.

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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 09:54 AM
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When a component of your stock engine breaks.
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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As you're tuning, if you begin to alter maps or settings in one direction or the other and neither results in an increase in power output, it's generally safe to assume that you're close to the maximum potential for that particular engine.
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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ok. but how much can a stock block actually take before it cracks?
I know it has been covered before, and i did a search. There are like 700+ hp on stock blocks and lots of other contradicting comments about stock sleeved blocks.
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Old Jul 4, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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you can crack a sleeve at 200whp with a shitty tune
or you can make 600whp on a great tune and have it last you a few runs
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Old Jul 5, 2007 | 05:01 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by doood &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can crack a sleeve at 200whp with a shitty tune
or you can make 600whp on a great tune and have it last you a few runs</TD></TR></TABLE>

But what is the reason it would last me only a few runs?
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