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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: South of Ballard
Posts: 142
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You can get a 915 or 901 to live with a sbc if the motor is designed for it. I have a chev DZ (302) coupled to a 901 and 901 has held up for over 18 months now. The sbc produces max torque at 6k (360 ft/lb) 420 hp at 7k. short stroke big bore, and long duration cam seems to work. Trannys seem to live longer when the torque pulses occur more frequently with a 6 cylinder max torque occurs every 120 degrees with an 8 every 90 degrees so the load on the gears is smoother with more cylinders.
By having the max load occur at higher rpm also reduces the shock to the drive train.
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