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<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="99%" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#000000"><td> <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tr bgcolor="#000099"> <td colspan="2" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#ffffff" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>T O P I C R E V I E W</b> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>RobertTS</b> <br /><small>Member # 1022</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,16,19,45,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> With a bulletproof bottom end 4.6 and stronger heads with better retainers and valves and valve springs, <img border="0" alt="[dance]" title="" src="graemlins/dance.gif" /> <img border="0" alt="[dance]" title="" src="graemlins/dance.gif" /> ,is it safe to put a rev limiter at 7000 with a good tune,,also have anyone seen the hp numbers with a stock intake and 6000+ rpms <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> ? <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>season'd 88</b> <br /><small>Member # 169</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,16,20,33,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Im no expert but i did rev 302s to way over 7000rpm 20yrs ago and they lived and ran well. I dont see any reason why these modern engines wont do the same. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>4.6 EATIN GM'S</b> <br /><small>Member # 1633</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,16,20,52,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> i can tell u when i get my tune on dyno #'s with a built motor and a stock intake,maybe in a month or so.<br />and with reving the motor to 7000 its possible if u put good valvetrain in there.my engine builder said i can rev mine to 8000,but it wont have power way up there! <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>RobertTS</b> <br /><small>Member # 1022</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,17,14,18,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> Soon IŽll buy the new Reichards intake and put my rev limiter to 7000 and see the results,,with a good tune I hope I dont break anything,, <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>-NORCALCOBRA-</b> <br /><small>Member # 2383</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,17,14,50,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> you can rev that high but it doesnt mean you are gonna make that much power lol i have shm double valve springs going into my built motor and i have some crazy cams so i can rev high and make power till about 8,000 on my 4v motor <br />the shm valve springs are good to 10,000 but i will not make power that high i will have the limiter set for 7,800 to be safe <br />dave <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>DropTopFox</b> <br /><small>Member # 1689</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,19,13,48,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by -NORCALCOBRA-:<br /><strong> you can rev that high but it doesnt mean you are gonna make that much power lol i have shm double valve springs going into my built motor and i have some crazy cams so i can rev high and make power till about 8,000 on my 4v motor <br />the shm valve springs are good to 10,000 but i will not make power that high i will have the limiter set for 7,800 to be safe <br />dave </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">If you are making power at 8 why not shift it at 8 and set the rev limiter to like 8250 <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="confused.gif" /> <br /><br />Reving the motor to 7000 can be fun but it's pointless unless you're making the power up there <img border="0" alt="[patriot]" title="" src="graemlins/patriot.gif" /> <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>-NORCALCOBRA-</b> <br /><small>Member # 2383</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,19,14,48,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> i wont make peak power there but since i have a 5 speed it drops out of the powerband alot so if i make peak hp at 5800 in 3rd when i shift out of 2nd at 7800 it would drop right back into my beak power band at 5800 <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#f7f7f7"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>QWICK46</b> <br /><small>Member # 1843</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,19,16,33,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> I sometimes ring mine out to 6000. The 4V motor redlines at 6800. Is it really built any more solidly than a 2V?<br /><br />According to dyno sheets I've seen from other cars, a stock 2V's (stock intake, heads & cams) power will peak at about 5000-5200. Unless you modify your car's induction there's not much point to revving up to 7000. <br /> </font> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#dedfdf"> <td valign="top" width="18%"> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> <b>blackmagic02GT</b> <br /><small>Member # 1786</small> </font></td> <td width="82%"> <font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial"> <img src="https://californiafords.com/ubb/posticon.gif" border="0" alt=" - " /> posted <script language="JavaScript1.3" type="text/javascript"> document.writeln(timestamp(new Date(2004,0,21,1,16,0), dfrm, tfrm, 0, 0, 0, 0)); </script><hr /> </font> <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> when you shift don't you want the rpms to drop down to a little below peak torque and then pull until your slightly past peak hp? <br /> </font> </td></tr> </table></td></tr></table> <br /> <br />
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