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Two different criteria
My carbed 302 is about 410 HP. It will easily run to 7,000 rpm, but the bottom end is stock so I keep it to 6,000 rpm. I know it only has a 3" stroke and should be OK above 6,000, but I want it to live. So, having said all that, I think there are two criteria for redline. 1) The highest rpm with the ability to produce power based on the top end design, and 2) The maximum safe rpm in keeping with with the ability of the engine's bottom end to hold together.
In my case, #1 exceedes #2, so I hold it to 6,000 rpm.
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Last edited by CobraEd; 03-05-2011 at 08:14 AM..
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