7500 RPM 302 Stroker Suggestions

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Originally Posted by bapapp15

.....I'm looking to build a 302 Stroker capable of 7500+ RPM at 450ish horsepower. The car will be used occasionally on the track, for autocross, and spirited driving on street come weekends.....

To the OP, I quite understand where you're coming from here. The original 260 and 289 Cobras race cars, and to a lesser extent, the small block street roadsters, had high revving engines with an emphasis on top end power. What's wrong with wanting to emulate that in a replica small block Cobra build? Sure, it won't have a lot of torque in the low and middle rev ranges, but if the power is there at the top end - and that's what the owner wants - what's the problem with that? If it's a bit flat in the lower rev range, it had compensations at the top end. What's a nice shifting gearbox for anyway?

In my own original engine planning, and before the reality of what was able to be road registerable where I live became clear to me, Brent Lykins and I exchanged many emails regarding engine specs. I wanted an engine that would develop max power at around 7500rpm and the bottom end torque didn't particulary matter. Very light car....small, high revving Windsor ....I didn't see a problem. If I was able to do that legally, that is still what I would want to be doing. Anyone can have an engine with plenty of low down muscle, but that's not what everyone wants, and it's not what the original small block cars were like.

Cheers!
Glen