so it begins (stroker time)...

[mason_RsX]

Originally Posted by clawhammer

Is there any way you could loose even more weight from your car? You should really aim at beating him.

BTW, how many rpms does that 329 rev up to?

Damn it, stole my question...

and Im really impressed that a motor that large...and I have to admit I had to use my calculator and a conversion chart to figure out exactly how large the motor is in CC's.

and I am really impressed a motor that size can rev so high...whats his secret?

[Mr. Luos]

VERY stout valvetrain and a small stroke.

[chevytrucks92]

What he said. Solid roller cam, roller lifters, allum. roller rockers, and roller valve springs (they each have 200 pounds of pressure, or resistance I guess). Short stroke and a balanced and blueprinted engine.

I'm going to chip my 383 (4.030 inch bore, 3.75 inch stroke w/6 inch rods) at 7,000 rpms. And its going to get it too in the water (burnout). The main thing is to have a really good, really precise balanced rotating assembly (crank, rods, pistons). Mine's going to be all that, plus have the strongest steel you can buy (4340 forged crank and rods). And I"ll have a roller cam, roller lifters, roller allum. rockers, and roller valve springs.

I'm going to plan on leaving at 4000 rpms, shifting at 6500, and then having the limit set for 7000. My uncle leaves on 5100 rpms, shifts at 7000, and then limits it at 7400. I may tinker around with my setup when I go to a test and tune session (hopefully Saturday, provided my engine will be done).

I guess another good answer to your question would be how much money you can spend on your engine, lol.