Does increasing the power shorten the life of the engine?
05-25-2004, 04:27 PM
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Does increasing the power shorten the life of the engine?
i.e.
i doubt the XE cams last 20,000mi on average
[Modified by Matt Gruber, 7:50 PM 5/25/2004]
i doubt the XE cams last 20,000mi on average
[Modified by Matt Gruber, 7:50 PM 5/25/2004]
05-25-2004, 08:54 PM
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Re: Does increasing the power shorten the life of the engine? (Flyboy26)
Boy, that is a loaded question....it depends on what mods you do......more engine power can also shorten your life........if you are not careful.....
05-25-2004, 08:59 PM
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Re: Does increasing the power shorten the life of the engine? (Flyboy26)
I dont really agree that just increasing power will decrease life expectancy. Compare an early 70s engine to one of the late 70s. The early engines had 50% more power yet still had the same life expectancies. I think it is mostly how radical the engine is built, how it is tuned, mantained, how it is driven and lastly the quality of parts used. Obviously a race car isnt going to last very long concidering they running full throttle for most of the race and hit insanely high rpms.
