454 Mag max RPM
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I found a 1999 Donzi with a 454 Mag 385HP. The owner runs it at 5400rpm. Is this a safe rpm for a stock 454 mag? Seems like the valves would have trouble.
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I have been told, the rev limiters are set to 5050 on those motors. Why would you want to spin a stock 454 that high anyway? I would pitch up a bit and drop some r's..
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Originally posted by zt260
I found a 1999 Donzi with a 454 Mag 385HP. The owner runs it at 5400rpm. Is this a safe rpm for a stock 454 mag? Seems like the valves would have trouble.
Thanks in advance.
I found a 1999 Donzi with a 454 Mag 385HP. The owner runs it at 5400rpm. Is this a safe rpm for a stock 454 mag? Seems like the valves would have trouble.
Thanks in advance.
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He said the ECU was reprogramed. So that should explain the rev limiter. I just did not think the stock springs could handle 5400rpm. Valve float is no fun for the seats. I didn't want a motor with a bad valve train from running to many rpm.
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I would be happy to spin that engine to 5400rpm if the valve train was fresh and correct. The problem I see with floating vlaves is not so much beating the seats up as over heating the valves at extended WOT blasts. They don't get enough seat time. If you limit the 5400rpm blasts to 15-30 seconds max and the engine sounds good up there, I'd say you are fine. BBC really sound nice in that rpm range.
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I second the tach as a possible cause - try getting a clip on digital like they use on motorcycles - Lockhart Phillips makes one for about $80 the wraps around the plug wire or swap yours out for a Nordskog.