here is a quandery. ok, so the magic number seems to float around 400-450. here is a question. i'm going to go a lil theorhetical here to make my point and hopefully make it easy to find an answer.
ok, so lets just say you have a stock engine, you add a kenne bell, and with a nice tune (safe mind you) you net 410 HP (remember this is more theorhetical numbers). lets add their cold air kit, and full exhaust and you are at 450. heads and mild cams and now to 500.
will this be more of a ticking time bomb then when you started at 410? my thoughts would be no. reason is that you are not adding any more force to the engine, you are removing restrictions, and letting the engine be more efficient. i may be wrong, hence the question. but since this gets tossed around a lot i figured i'd ask and get a final answer.
with the addition of a blower and more forced airyou have more stress, that i can understand. you upp the boost from 6 to 9 to 12 and each step increases pressure, thus increasing stress. by adding a full intake you would be allowing more air to move, not forcing more. same with going full exhaust, allowing more air to escape without intervention. ported heads, again less restriction. cams: this one i am kinda on the fence about. cams do in part allow more air thus less restriction, however, by the cam dynamics for making more power then stock its shutting down the air flow at times that could possibly be more strssful to the engine.
so, for those of the massive knowledge on motors, what is the vote?
Torinalth
ok, so lets just say you have a stock engine, you add a kenne bell, and with a nice tune (safe mind you) you net 410 HP (remember this is more theorhetical numbers). lets add their cold air kit, and full exhaust and you are at 450. heads and mild cams and now to 500.
will this be more of a ticking time bomb then when you started at 410? my thoughts would be no. reason is that you are not adding any more force to the engine, you are removing restrictions, and letting the engine be more efficient. i may be wrong, hence the question. but since this gets tossed around a lot i figured i'd ask and get a final answer.
with the addition of a blower and more forced airyou have more stress, that i can understand. you upp the boost from 6 to 9 to 12 and each step increases pressure, thus increasing stress. by adding a full intake you would be allowing more air to move, not forcing more. same with going full exhaust, allowing more air to escape without intervention. ported heads, again less restriction. cams: this one i am kinda on the fence about. cams do in part allow more air thus less restriction, however, by the cam dynamics for making more power then stock its shutting down the air flow at times that could possibly be more strssful to the engine.
so, for those of the massive knowledge on motors, what is the vote?
Torinalth