How far to push a "53" block
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How far to push a "53" block
I just put in the Smarty as my first real power upgrade. I love the way it drives but it falls on it's face on the high end. I want to put in some Jammer nozzels but I am not sure which ones to get. I have a "53" block and I don't want to get carried away. What do you think?
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i have 225,000 on my 53 and no problems. i am the third owner so i don't know what the previous owners did but the injection pump has never been tapped when i bought it and the tranny looked to be the original one as well. i only have an ez on mine so i am not worried. i've heard, just heard from some, that if a 53 is going to crack it should do so before 100,000 miles. but then again i think that some other people had theirs go out after that. i don't think anyone knows. i would eventually like to have 350 to 400 hp to the wheels and i am worry free about having that much power and having trouble with the block.
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mine faild at 120,000 thats with no mods just a k&n air intake i added all mods when i put the new engine in.DC didnt help a bit because i was over warranty
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I wouldn't push it at all.....but I'd drive the heck out of it. ![Duhh](https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/forums/images/smilies/new1/duhhh.gif)
Seriously though, mine's a '99 but I don't know if it has a 53 block or not. I don't figure it would do me much good to know. It wouldn't change the way I drive it.
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Seriously though, mine's a '99 but I don't know if it has a 53 block or not. I don't figure it would do me much good to know. It wouldn't change the way I drive it.
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at 139k you prolly would have seen it fail if it was going to.
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You better look for a 12 valve or replacement 24v engine before too long, usually only heavy towing with/and/or lots of power kills them..here is mine with 160,000 miles on it..apparently it had been cracked and welded once before i had it
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