Any interest in some "budget" FE's?

[Detroit Bill]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Not if you nudge him to put in a SFT. Even with my old school original grind I bounce off the 6500 RPM rev limiter when I'm not paying attention (about once a year or so).

SFT Solid flat tappet?

There is more to red line than the cam, especially if he is trying to keep the budget down.

[Bernica]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

SFT Solid flat tappet?

There is more to red line than the cam, especially if he is trying to keep the budget down.

SFT = Solid Flat Tappet. And yes. There is a lot more that goes into spinning up to 6,500. Especially if you are on a budget. That range, especially on a regular basis puts you in the stratosphere where the gremlins start showing up.

[blykins]

With the Scat rod upgrade, I would have no fear with using a solid flat tappet and shifting at around 6500.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Detroit Bill

SFT Solid flat tappet?

Yes, and he'll beef up the valve train and other parts. The real truth of the matter is that, unless you're racing like Morris, you tweak these big FEs up to six grand or so a few times a year ,mostly to just hear them. They make the most wonderful sound revving up there (and you can hear it by clicking my link below). I had my FE built with an eye for doing just that, and it's just for fun -- I do no serious racing.