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BigBlocksRule · 08-29-2010, 10:52 PM

Sounds like you have a higher compression engine. That's not lifter clattering, it's detonation. Keep the good stuff in it, detonation will kill the engine, literally.

08-29-2010, 10:52 PM	#13
BigBlocksRule Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 2,047	Re: 350 to 454 swap...is it worth it? Sounds like you have a higher compression engine. That's not lifter clattering, it's detonation. Keep the good stuff in it, detonation will kill the engine, literally.