jmn444
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First, I'm never sure what is "tech" on here, to me, this subject is, but you guys can move it if you disagree...
Now that that's out of the way, I'm still thinking about the numbers my car made with the Whipple 2.3L and 3.25" pulley on the dyno... and debating going back to the 3.50" to be "safe". I know that the 550 kits have come with as small as the 3.125" pulley, so I'm somewhat incliined to think that it's not a huge risk to run the smaller pulleys, but I thought that starting a thread that people could post some info about their cars may help me and others decide just how big of a risk it is....
So, if you've read this far and are running a stock bottom end, here is what I'm looking for, and it'd be nice if people that have killed their stock blocks would add info as well:
total miles on motor
miles on motor with the blower/turbo
type/brand of power adder
who did the tune
lbs of boost and/or pulley size
rwhp/tq numbers if possible
it may be helpful to know if you drag or track your car and if you were running drag radials or anything that may contribute to the stock internals dying early too...
I will start, even though it's sorta meaningless since mine was just installed recently, motor seems fine so far lol...
21,500 total miles
about 600 miles with the blower
whipple HO kit
ford racing tune
3.25" pulley, est 11-12lbs of boost
519rwhp/484tq
295/30/20 rear tires, normal summer performance, spin on demand.... I drive pretty hard on the street, no drag strip or open track yet...
Now that that's out of the way, I'm still thinking about the numbers my car made with the Whipple 2.3L and 3.25" pulley on the dyno... and debating going back to the 3.50" to be "safe". I know that the 550 kits have come with as small as the 3.125" pulley, so I'm somewhat incliined to think that it's not a huge risk to run the smaller pulleys, but I thought that starting a thread that people could post some info about their cars may help me and others decide just how big of a risk it is....
So, if you've read this far and are running a stock bottom end, here is what I'm looking for, and it'd be nice if people that have killed their stock blocks would add info as well:
total miles on motor
miles on motor with the blower/turbo
type/brand of power adder
who did the tune
lbs of boost and/or pulley size
rwhp/tq numbers if possible
it may be helpful to know if you drag or track your car and if you were running drag radials or anything that may contribute to the stock internals dying early too...
I will start, even though it's sorta meaningless since mine was just installed recently, motor seems fine so far lol...
21,500 total miles
about 600 miles with the blower
whipple HO kit
ford racing tune
3.25" pulley, est 11-12lbs of boost
519rwhp/484tq
295/30/20 rear tires, normal summer performance, spin on demand.... I drive pretty hard on the street, no drag strip or open track yet...