Alphius wrote:The open deck block might kick the bucket eventually, but probably would be fine at the stock boost level of 9psi for as long as you wanted to run it.
Based on what Douglas Vincent has put the open deck block through, it'll handle way more than stock boost levels. I think Doug was running close to 400 awhp on an open deck with insane amounts of boost and E85. He killed more motors just from playing around. I think he finally killed the open deck when it actually split the cylinder liner.
You can check out his old threads for the success and carnage he left behind
That doesn't mean it would be long-term daily driver reliable too much above stock boost levels. Doug was pulling and rebuilding his motors every couple thousand miles. I would be willing to bet that a good condition EJ22 open-deck block on 9psi (or more) with EJ22T pistons would live a nice healthy 200,000+ mile life just like a factory EJ22T.
Doug was pulling and rebuilding his motors every couple thousand miles. I would be willing to bet that a good condition EJ22 open-deck block on 9psi (or more) with EJ22T pistons would live a nice healthy 200,000+ mile life just like a factory EJ22T.