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Originally Posted by Swagger
If only that were true LOL... The pistons and in particular the rings on the LT1 are fragile. Thats why we have multiple drop in piston and rod/piston combos out there. Its the weak link and 650whp is the range they rear their head in. Meth is a must and a strong tune. Even then its a chance being taken depending on how hard the car is driven.
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The part in bold is true for any build and or mod to a vehicle. It always depends on how hard the end user is going to beat on the vehicle, forged pistons or hyper pistons.
Remember, in the end GM had to build the LT4 for the masses of people, some of those people take care of their cars and some dont. Most will run the right fuel and respect the car, some out there will run 87 and go beat on the car.
S/C 650hp with hyper pistons in that kind of customer base dont mix well, so forged pistons are the answer.
People have been putting a S/C on hyper piston engines since before the LSx series engines. Sure they have been some failures, but there are plenty out there with miles on them and still going.
My 1LE is more than likely getting a Whipple next year, I am not after the "most HP possible" end goal. I am just after a nice bump without tearing into the engine with reliable power. I am just after a fun street car that puts a grin on my face each time I get into it.