I personally know Andy at Hardcore. He really does know his shit
So long as the engine clearances are on the looser side, I wouldn't hesitate to run it in a boat
Maybe he can share the engine clearances with us
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Ill be glad to steve, ive been designing and building engines for 40 years 300HP to 3000HP and this is what works for us at Hardcore with no problems
street only engines
Main and Rod clearances .0022-.0026
Ring gaps no NOS top .020 2nd .022
Street/Strip/boat up to 700HP
Main and rods .0028-.0030
Ring gaps Top.022 2nd .024
Drag race/Boat over 700HP
Main and rods top .0032-.0035
Ring gaps aspirated .026-028
Nos/blower/turbo increase ring clearances by
700-1100hp .006-008
1100-1300HP .008-010
1300-2500HP. custom gaping depending on applications
The engine we are talking about is set up for the street/strip/boat clearances