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Originally Posted by nikitopo
I'm not saying it is not worth it, but if someone goes into that route then he has to do it all the way. Sure someone could rev up to 8k with stock (weak) valve springs as much as he likes or needed for some race track, but then he'll just have a ticking bomb.
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I would argue otherwise. The whole point is to avoid having to open this engine up because it's a nightmare to pull and work on, compared to say a K24 or something. Nothing is easy to do on it. So you might as well try everything you can within reason before you open it up. That's my plan atleast, as it also requires the least amount of downtime.
Every race car engine is a ticking time bomb. I remember 2 years ago people telling me how shitty the FA20 was, and it will blow up, blah blah. Yes, it will, but when you do the right things, like run proper oil viscosity and pressures, it certainly will go alot farther.
I'll see how it likes going to 8K occasionally, and when it does let go, which it eventually will, I'll replace it with something else, or have a mildly built setup even more prepared for 8K. Will that be next year or 2 years from now, only time will tell.