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I picked up 9 mph but I am still tweeking.....well not lately...only boating.
The Raylar pkg was everything Ray said it would be....lots of torque and power, and sounds awesome as hell.

I have ran the crap out of my Raylar 525 and it has never missed a beat.

The piston issue if there is one scares me though.....

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Originally Posted by verbi69 (Post 3176694)

Make sure you always run good gas and there is no reason for worry.

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Originally Posted by blue thunder (Post 3177233)

Make sure you always run good gas and there is no reason for worry.

And to be clear, one month old ethanol gas can be questionable.

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Originally Posted by 4mulafastech (Post 3176370)

I completely understand that chit happens. I am mechanically inclined and spent my younger days building bb chevys running on alcohol for 1/4 mile drags. Spent a lot of time at the machine shop that sponsored my car. My point is there are a lot of people out there that are clueless (not necessarily saying your are Brad :kiss:) when it comes to engines and when they read on a website these engine 'kits' will 'raise the level of reliability', they may actually believe it. How can a BCK-103 kit increase reliability when using stock pistons? Now upgrading to the forged piston kit may be another story. I just think if this was pointed out in the first place things may have turned out differently. My 2 cents.

BTW, I think Ray really did what he could once things went to chit and I am really sorry to hear about the family medical issues.

Reliability is a broad term. In relation to the valve train (valves and valve springs) you have to admit Raylars stuff is far more robust. In relation to the pistons, Raylars heads have a radically different combustion chamber design which may relate to less failures. But, in my situation, once you have piston rattle, its all over.... its only a matter of time after i heard the rattle till they implode. cast is cast...

Raylar furnished an ECM with a raised rev-limiter, knowing full well they can let loose at 5300+ ??

I would have thought the same thing blue thunder. I have seen a high performance engine go bad because of bad fuel. Piston # 6 is the first to go. Not once but twice. Give me a 525 anyday of the wekk. They will run for ever with the right maintenance.

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Originally Posted by RunninHotRacing158 (Post 3176371)

exactly...but sometimes ya just want to go and not really worry boat nuken a motor or drive...I say buy two... one turn key and one that ya just do whatever with to haul azz in!!:coolcowboy:

:lolhit::drink:

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Originally Posted by sunchaser796 (Post 3177772)

Give me a 525 anyday of the wekk. They will run for ever with the right maintenance.

Yup Yup
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Originally Posted by thirdchildhood (Post 3180757)

Yup Yup
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A 496 will run forever with the correct maintance as well.

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Originally Posted by boatnt (Post 3180761)

A 496 will run forever with the correct maintance as well.

And that is why GM went back to the 502?