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Old 01-12-2021, 08:51 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by gotswap View Post
How is an LT4 short block a limitation? What is the power level that you should consider a forged bottom end?
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Originally Posted by parish8 View Post
Lol, lt4 short block a major limiter? And then the logical step up is a billet block?

Anyways, watch those fuel pressures.
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I have no personal experience with the limits of this particular short-block and can only say that Hennessey believes that it must be rebuilt for 1000hp and up. My experience with the LS1 short block was that it had comparable limits.
I’d push an LT4 shortblock without thinking twice. The issues I’ve seen are few and far between. Usually over 1000 wheel and/or a tuning issue are what do them in.
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