Re: Re: RE: Re: RT Question

From: Jon Smith (jon@fast4x4.net)
Date: Tue Sep 19 2000 - 09:00:00 EDT


yessir, that is my inclination as well... but as we all know the roller
lifter is the weak link in the valvetrain, why would DC beef things up to
turn it higher and leave the same ol heavyweight roller lifter in there?

*scratching head*
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> At 10:48 PM 9/18/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >DING DING DING DING!!!!!!!!! redline moved to 5500rpm??? on the R/T???
> >does this mean DC has a lighter lifter??? if not, what has been done
to
> >raise the redline? surely they didn't recast the block with thicker
lifter
> >bores... Jon Smith--Raleigh, NC
>
> I can only think of two major things that would lift the redline:
> a different cam and beefed up valvetrain components to run safely
> up there.
>
> Bob
>



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