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Part of the noise issue is the un muffled intake. Without a throttle plate to restrict flow, Diesel engines have a good bit of intake noise. The manifold is tuned for 3000 rpm so as you go past 55 mph in the one ton, it really starts making noise. But the engine isn't going to destruct unless...
I've done 70 MPH in my 1031 SECM. But I had swapped the harmonic damper with a brand new one.
If 3600 rpm is bad for the engine, they should have made the redline 3400 or whatever is safe. The only thing 3600 RPM does is tests the cooling system. Indirect injected engines dump lots of heat...
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