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I agree with Brent regarding the decision to go for a build that makes peak horsepower at 7,000 rpm. Unless you are on a race track or in the middle of the plains states on some flat road that stretches for miles with no speed limit, there is no practical application of 7,000 rpm on the street. You would have to be making a real aggressive pass to come close to obtaining 7,000 rpm, or be running a 4:56 rear end.

Go to the second strike website and use the rearing calculator and see how fast you would be going in each gear to shift at 7,000 rpms. It is a lot faster than you think. Then there is the issue of driving for an extended period at 6,500-7,000 rpms, it is noisy and you go through fuel like there is no tomorrow!

It is nice to have bragging rights, but a much more usable and practical build will have peak horsepower in a lower rpm band.

Good luck with your build.