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Got 20 years going on LY's with ARP bolts, under forged, six-pak TRW's...



I bought a used bracket 440 off a buddy and heavy (2350P I think) pistons, LY rods, solid lifter cam and usually buzzed it 6500-7000 rpm and it did go when I bent a pushrod and lifter popped and then low oil press and you know the rest...

I remember going to a Herb McCandless seminar back at the Nats in the 80's and asked him what could be done to improve RB bottom ends and he replied "they are strong enough; it's usually an oiling problem. If you put beefier parts in you just do a better job of sawing the motor in half when it lets go due to the oiling problem"

Now that was well before aftermarket heads and power adders that have us pushing them to power levels previously unattainable but words to consider for those of us running "old school" combos.