Calen reverse at any given time at 6000! I keep mine around 5200 in reverse!!

Or if you keep it there for a long time. i turn up 5200+ running forward lol from time to time no problem, but its not very often

Thats why i keep saying if someone would try and build a billet backplat/sump for these it may sure the block up enough for them to turn 5000rpms safely...

guess its hard to ask much more out of a cheap as motor...

I lost two to aftermarket connector rods!!

I lost one to 93 octane fuel.

Terry you must have run the shit out of your motors, i haven't seen a connecting rod fail yet, at least i haven't heard of any. What rods were you using? was it always a rod to go first or did something else fail like drop a valve, just like that motor that calen has now.

EVT nope never dropped a valve. Same side same Place on both rods. What you think did in EVT. All those stage 3 motors

ah i see....Well may they rest in piece, now thats what i call getting rode hard and put up dirty

Cody's mudbuddy was turning well over 6500 at one time, now thats wound up tight

I guess the answer is to subjective...

Depends on who has the throttle in thier hands!!!

Only stock part on mine is the crank and fly wheel, only reason i haven't changed the fly wheel is cause its not worth loosing my charging system, plus i hunt and fish out of the boat, but when i wanna play there is plenty of throttle room.

5000 continous is only a matter of time and yes Chauvin it depends solely on who is running the motor, if you don't know what you are doing you'll blow it up in no time but run right it will last you many many oil changes

Taken what is your hrs and how old is the mods

motor is an 09 put carb on at 20hrs, got tired of fightng the shitty idling of the stock carb and all the hesitation, i ordered the motor with exhaust which was an evt when i first got it. Then at 25hours cody worked the heads at 85 hours we built the motor the way it is now, i have 178 hours as it sits right now, haven't had a rev limiter since the carb was installed at 20hrs.

You'd have a rev limiter if you ran stumps and logs.

No you wouldn't. means learn to drive. I run over stumps, logs, and all kinda shit I don't over rev it's learn your motor learn your boat and the feel of your motor

I run logs and stumps and never had a rev box.

Theirs no stumps in la. Lol

It's has to be turtles!!

One time at band camp!! Shot never mind

I didn't have a rev box, And my valves were always screwed!! I think Coe has a video of me in Texas.