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Old Aug 10, 2002 | 10:21 PM
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L98 limit

I might reuse an L98 block for a rebuild (it will be my 1st experiment) and I wanna know how much this 89 2-bolt can handle up to.
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Old Aug 11, 2002 | 07:39 PM
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Car: 1991 FORMULA
Engine: ZZ4 + LT4 HT CAM 430HP
Transmission: 700-R4 COMING T56
Axle/Gears: 9" 4.56's (COMING)
anything

i'm building a 500hp 383 using the same block...... i magnafluxed and beadblasted mine and it was perfect....... i've never heard of a l98 block failure do to high hp....

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Old Aug 15, 2002 | 11:04 PM
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call me a dummy but it is a cast iron block right?
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Old Aug 15, 2002 | 11:08 PM
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it's cast iron...... even that it's two bolt i still have never heard of them failing yet..... not even 1
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 08:42 AM
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In real life it takes a fair amount of HP to run into trouble with a 2 bolt block.90 % of street cars will never have any problems.
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Old Aug 16, 2002 | 10:10 AM
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how are you geting 500hp out of a tpi?
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