Livernois claims the 05-10 blocks are.
That's because they are
What testing has been done to substantiate this claim?
And how much, out of curiosity, is it to resleeve a Teksid to make it a 5.0 without a stroker?
John Mihovetz uses a Teksid block and is the fastest modular in the world.. Sorry but that's enough for me. Best bang for the buck, holds 2000+hp (yes there are some mods to his current block) but if you look on some of his old posts he was holding 1800rwhp with a stock teksid I want to say.
05-10 3V blocks (same as Aluminator blocks) are the strongest Aluminum block on the market, but it's marginal at best over the Teksid IMO. In terms of cost, it's hard to beat the Teksid.
JM uses the Teksid, but it's far from stock, so you can't really compare that to a street prepped engine.
His current setup is a highly modified block, but like 6-7yrs ago it wasn't as modified as it is now. I mean he was still pushing 1500+ thru a relatively stock block. People don't realize that simply deburring the block, adding the new dowles and not boring out the block automatically to .020 over does for strength.
You can pick up entire Mark VIII engines for $300. I have a Teksid in the Cobra and three in my shed.
At what point do you need to worry about the mains on a Teksid? And the sleeves?
Don't waste your money on sleeving the block, especially if you're going to run any boost, the stock bore motor will do just fine. As for the mains, I've never had an issue on any of my Teksid motors even when pushed to well over 1200hp. I have seen instances of galling on the main caps, but it wasn't the norm from what I've experienced.
Thank you for the info.
How is you bad boy build going?