373 v 411's ?

[601HP]

Originally Posted by Mother

I have 466 stroker pushing 700 plus HP. Tremec 600/ 5 speed/ 0.82 fifth. I have 3.08's in a 9 inch Currie, with an Aurburn Ratchet spool. My RPM is 2100 at 63 MPH in 5th. I don't allow the engine to go past 4200. No need to thrash the motor. The 3.08 will give me 22 MPH in first @ 2500. I get 37 MPH at 4200 in first. With 680 ft/p torque at 1400, I have to be careful not to destroy my M/T's and have the wife *itch at me.

What a wide spectrum of owners we are. Your car has amazing engine specs, but you appear to drive very conservatively.

In contrast, at 4200 rpm I'm just gettin ready to nail the throttle.At 5000 rpm mine feels like a turbo has just spooled up. At 6000 rpm it begins to roar at the level I enjoy. At 7000 rpm I have to shift because the MSD rev limiter makes it sound like crap when it starts robbing spark.

And.......when I back off the throttle and look over at my silver-haired 59 year old wife, she grins back at me.

I run a 3.70 9" independent rear. 4-speed wide ratio transmission. 22# aluminum flywheel. Solid roller cam and other stuff. Goodyear Billboard tires.

My daily driver is a Toyota Yaris. 106 hp. I try to keep the engine speed below 3000 rpm. Gets 42 mpg. What a boring drive!


David