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<p>[QUOTE="jamespmack, post: 11308699, member: 140251"]Disagree. I have ran a 17702 on a 470 program. Still a improvement over stock. </p><p><br /></p><p>1200 rpm under load is dumb on any engine, but especially on a Detroit. Stock or tuned that is not a acceptable operating range. This is exactly what shortens engine life and adds to sunk liner problems. Even a Cat that will make power at 1200 shouldn't be luged like that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Its a fleet penny pinching idea to run low that low of rpm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jamespmack, post: 11308699, member: 140251"]Disagree. I have ran a 17702 on a 470 program. Still a improvement over stock. 1200 rpm under load is dumb on any engine, but especially on a Detroit. Stock or tuned that is not a acceptable operating range. This is exactly what shortens engine life and adds to sunk liner problems. Even a Cat that will make power at 1200 shouldn't be luged like that. Its a fleet penny pinching idea to run low that low of rpm.[/QUOTE]
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