How often do you go WOT?
 

I'm curious to know how many of you go WOT on your stock/built engines. Currently mine is built mostly for pleasure boating. I'm getting closer to 200hours and nervous that the more i hit WOT im going to ruin the block. Last 454 cracked in cyl 7 not sure if it was stress or what. I do not ride WOT all the time but I will cruise at 4000-4700 and sometimes tap to full throttle but let off when oil temps build over 230F. PS I have been trying to take good care of it every 10hours oil changes and full warm ups until oil temps build over 180degree. Anyone else ride WOT? for more then 2mins?

EDIT: PS using 50W oil because of the clerences in the engine suggested from my builder.

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All the time, besides dock / no wake time, I'd bet I am WO 80% or better of the time.

With how often you're changing oil, and the care you are taking, your oil can go past 230. 300 is the general breakdown limits of conventional oil, but personally i'd try not to go over 250.

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I run WOT maybe 20% of the time usually due to running out of water and ignorant people on jet skiis. :mad:

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Thats why I am only 80%
:rolleyes:

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2-3 times each day out generally less than a minute at a time just for the feel and to blow it out.

Ran WOT during a poker run last year for about 20minutes trying to make up some lost time.

Not doing any PR's this year to save on gas :cool:

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Every now and then when someone rides up next to me.... :p

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Probabaly 5-10% of the total hours. Running wot for 1-5mins at a time mostly.

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I am about the same.

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Keep in mind my WOT is in the fifties :rolleyes:

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3000 rpms gets me in the 50s and thats a very comfortable cruise for my boat. Usually one short blast of WOT per trip.

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Run 3200-3800rpm (Cruise Speed) @ 55-68mph 90% of time. Will run my Hustler 388 90+ about 10% or less at WOT. Tend to run the boat hard when running in groups or when certain "speed freaks" are aboard :eek: Ditto on short consistent oil changes - 15 hours (mobile 1 syn 15/50) - Drive oil change at 25 hours...

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I typically cruise between 3000-3500 and blast to 5900 for 45 seconds to 4 or 5 minutes 4-10 times every time I'm out. I did hold my procharged 502 at 5200 for 20-25 minutes coming back from mackinaw island the long way to locks at cheboygan in lk huron a few years ago,Smitty

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Evenings during the week WOT as much as possible (5,10,15,20 minutes - depending on where headed to have dinner on boat :D ), week-ends lucky if can hold WOT longer than 30 seconds-minute. Water traffic is insane during week-ends. :(

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have held WOT for 40min trying to make up time on a PR.....the hour meters were broke at 435 hrs when I bought the boat in 2001......stock SBCs......typical cruise sees 10 min or so at WOT.......

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15-20% of the time and maybe for about 10 minutes. about 5100 rpm and 65-68 mph.

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I do most of my lazy day cruising somewhere between 3000-3600rpm with 3600rpm being just beneath the Secondaries of my carbs. The engines start coming alive and really begin to HOWL as the Secondaries start to crack open. I usually go to WOT mode at least once while I am out, but not much more than 30 seconds or so.

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for miles..... :D

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yeah if your running a poker run boat or race boat built for it lol :D build me one of those motors........ it was my bday the other day anyways.........

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20% of the time until all (most) the mechnical bugs are worked out.

The more seat time I get with the vessel (and equipment) the more WOT I plan on enjoying. :D

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As often as possible.