Thread: Max RPM's on a crate 302 345 hp
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Old 10-24-2006, 10:04 AM
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Just a thought - at 6000 RPM every piston is going up and down 100 times per second. At 19,000 RPM (Formula 1) they go up and down 317 times per second, why turn off the spark! This may be the reason engines tend to break at high RPM while they will run forever at 2,500 RPM.

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