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Old 10-09-2020, 10:33 AM   #27 (permalink)
hayden55
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
Any idea of the reliability or longevity of these engines after modification, and under this kind of duty cycle?
I imagine its a lot like boat motors. You would need to tune them down on power output (vs the car versions) since you're running them at WOT 95% of the time. But these things are tuned down already so I'm not sure if it would be a bad thing for the stock motor.
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