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Old 03-15-2012, 03:27 PM
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Im gonna stroke my 454 to a 496, have the 088 heads, and will be running a procharger with 5-7 psi. are these old gills any good to use? id like to buy the silent choice risers and run my silent choice also
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Old 03-16-2012, 01:37 AM
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Check them for internal hairline cracks at the dividers below the risers. That is the most common place for them start getting bad.
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are they a hp loser? they come on the 2 motors i got, and im stroking them to a 496, and running a procharger
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They are fine to about 600hp NA and 700hp or more if SC'd.
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thanks, this set only has 150 hrs on them. i was suprised they were aluminum. im hoping i can find the short risers for them to run my silent choice
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