Weird problem, dumb question

[Walters Chris]

>Will the thing ever go beyond 6,000, even with no load sitting in the 
parking lot?
>Is the power up to 6,000 rpm respectable or is it a slow fall off?
>Does your modified system have some built in rev limiter you don't know 
about?
>When the thing stops at 6,000 rpm's is the engine misfiring, smooth, 
backfiring, does the tach >jump, do you notice black smoke out the tail 
pipe?

I've heard people refer to this as "loading up" the engine. What's really 
happening? Guess I've never revved my big old V8 high enough to experience 
it.


Snake
no cool Fords yet, one cool Dodge