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JasonS wrote: Thanks for the comments on the RPM. Being a retired GM engineer I'm sure he brings a lot to the knowledge table. My apprehension comes from the way I interpreted his response to being challenged about running the engine at 3,600 RPM. I'm not looking for performance...

Thanks for the torque info Bill W. I spoke with my old Buddy Bob Stahl at Veterans Vehicles as well as Vintage Power Wagons today to get their opinion on the max RPM for a T245, 230 CID Dodge. Bob Stahl concurred with not going over 2,500 RPM and Vintage Power Wagons said if you try to drive...

Bill W. write: Are you saying to add a harmonic balancer that it has to be balanced with the engine it is being installed on? I've wondered in the past if the reason we've been told to keep the RPM down to 2,500 was because the engine doesn't have a harmonic balancer? If they don't have...

In my 15-year, 4-truck experience with M37s I've always been told not to run the engine over 2,500 RPM. I've been told that the Chrysler Industriel 230 engine isn't balanced and at anything over 2,500 RPM they will shake themselves apart. In a stock M37 2,500 RPM produces approximately 45 MPH...