I have a stock 454 and am tearing it down and going to be building it back up. What would be the max RPMS on a stock 454? What kind of things should i do to strengthen the bottom end? I want this motor to last. I dont plan on going FI with this motor ( i have a 396 block that i may build after this for that ).
Also, what kind of pistions to cams combo would some of you recommend. I dont need anything crazy but i want to beef it up a bit. The 396 that was in the boat had a mean loop in the idle, the pistons where domed (not sure what the compression was or what brand) and i'm not even sure what cam is in it (boat came with the motor like that).