10,000 RPM

[Aaron Willis]

At 10:29 PM 6/4/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I'm starting to think somebody picked up an old tach at a swap meet that
>was previously on a 6 cyl and put on a V8
>
>Have never seen an american production V8 with titanium valves and
>retainers, triple springs, stud girdles (for you chevy guys) etc. etc.
>required for 10,000 rpm operation.
>Mega buck Nascar engines don't even like that much rpm.

	Highest I've seen in my limited exposure was 8500 for a brief spell in a
semi-hot (although using factory parts) SBC 350, in a '51 Studebaker
pickup.  What is attainable with factory (i.e., pink or similar) rods,
crank, etc and typical aftermarket top end goodies?



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