diesel4me2
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hmmmm that sounds like my dream engine im almost positive the bottom end will hold when i build mine im going to stud the rods and maybe even the main caps just for good measures then get it balanced for something like that too, but i just got to find out were i can get an ip that can make the fuel to power me at the rpm range, and a cam to go along with it, and i got to talking to a psd guy and he sugjested that i should lower the compression to around 16:1, the valve train needs work in these engines, so far thats the only weak link i have found and even after floating mine i still continue to run past 4000 almost everday and nothing is breaking, i would say 7.3 rockers or custome roller rockers, stud the rockers down, then valve springs that will allow me to go past 5000 if i wanted to with out the float and that motor should kick some serious ass, i hope you get an idi that will break the power limit and hold at that rpm when you get it broke in and test it please record a video of it and post it i want to see it in action
studding the heads, rods, mains, intake, and exhaust as far as pumps go, there are a few, i wonder if the spider will need to be oversize to allow the fuel to get through. then, i wonder, if the injector size becomes an issue . if you drop it to 16:1 i wouldn't plan on driving it in the winter. as far as the valve train goes, i've heard it can float around 4300 rpm. i've seen a kit from hypermax that eliminates this problem but it's pricey $$$$$.