Are you replying to me MauriSSio? I don't believe for one second that the Srt-4 will handle 1000hp on the stock parts. Big red jim said that and meengreen was disputing it.....I just stuck my nose in

Jason

 

Please read very carefully what I stated. I stated that the SRT-4's stock block, crank, and head will support 1,000hp. I provided proof.

Then some guy says it won't last. He then provides me an example of an open-deck block from Honda as if it had any relevance to an SRT-4 block. I've provided my proof. Where's his? Oh, that's right....he only has speculation. End of discussion.

 

What I was saying is that it's not up to meengreen to prove that it can't hold 1000hp....it's up to you to prove that it can (since you made the claim). If you offered proof, I missed it. Has anyone come close to a 1000hp on the stock internals?

Jason

 

No one ever said "stock internals". I believe it was the stock head, block, and crank. I know of several high-horsepower (700+ whp) DSM's that use the stock head (not valve train, though), block, and crank and do not replace the block every 15-20 passes. I don't see why the SRT4 would either.

 

Sorry, I was going back and forth between the "heads, crank and block will take a 1000 hp" and "the stock bottom end should be reliable for 200k miles at 500 rwhp" statements. I don't buy the second statement....and I don't think the crank will last too many seasons at 1000 hp. Don't know about the block. It'll have to be out awhile longer to get an idea on reliability IMO.

Jason

 

This whole argument is stupid.

Heck there are many stock block/crank combos out there that can handle high hp applications. Take a good 4blt main 350 chevy block for ex.

The point is that you're not going to go buy a srt-4 off the floor and make 1000+hp with the stock bottom end.




Jon

 

this whole time i thought we were agruin about the SHORTBLOCK. Who cares what the block can handle if the rest of the parts cant take the stress?