[Rich Biebel]

If you ran the engine to 8000 on the dyno.......I would have to ask if the HP and TQ was still near peak or at peak........Those numbers would indicate if the valvetrain was still stable or going into valve float. What kind of lifters do these engines use? I am sure they are rollers but are they solid rollers or hydrualic rollers? Was the engine looked over carefully after the dyno session? A valvetrain exam and an oil filter cut open and checked? Just some questions here nothing else.

I have seen engines run on a dyno that had an issue during testing and that engine failed soon after it was raced......Not saying that's what happened here but it's just a thought......

How heavy are the pistons and pins in one of these engines? I don't have a real warm and fuzzy feeling about spinning an engine to 8000+ with import I beam rods in it......I would at the very least replace the bolts with the best I could find.......