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Exotica not withstanding, the 260 actually started life as a 221. Indy fans may recall A.J. Foyt used a much modified Ford smallblock with less than a 1" stroke. The neat part is that, that little engine also had four overhead cams per head and 15,000rpm under boost was not a bit unusual. Funny part is, it didn't make real hp numbers until above 11,000rpm.
Kind of sums up the debate over how ultra high rpm is achieved. Very short stroke vs large bore and airflow up the gazoo!
Al
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Last edited by A Snake; 03-21-2003 at 09:47 PM..
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