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Old Mar 24, 2021 | 06:30 PM
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You would like to have 800+ RWHP .... Is this going to be a dedicated race car ?
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Option 2 but I'm wondering what caused the failure? What was the setup? Mileage etc??
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I would bet ring gap touched, popped ring land, shattered piston. then caused the rod to go through the block. Ls rods tend to bend before they will just break.
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Are you confident it wasn't a tuning error? These things live well beyond 650-700rwhp when tuned correctly.
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