Daggar said:
I'm learning all kinds of things I didn't know before from this thread. For instance:
Heads and cam have nothing to do with rev characteristics or power band. It's all about the stroke.
Destroking a 302 13 cubic inches will allow me to run to 9000 rpm!
If a dual ovhead cam, 4 valve 5.4L motor can do it then so can a 289.
The same appearantly applies to blown 4.6L motors.
Torque has nothing to do with a engine's power output. Only the revolutions per minute does.
If I'm reading this all correctly, reducing the stroke is all that's required to run 9000 rpms all day long. This of course would be all 100% streetable.
With these modifications, the powerband would be so wide that I'd get instant throttle response just off idle and so long as it's a 289. It will pull from 2300 rpm all the way to 9000 rpm.
302s, 331s, and 347s are vastly inferior to a 1960s era 289.
I miss anything?

Yeah, me too. I thought I had a clue. Maby if I got a smaller bore pistons such as a '82 4.2 V8 with the 3.85" bore (wasn't it,

) so they will be lighter and rev to like 12,000rpm !!!!1111!!!!111 OMG WTF LOL.
All this comming from a guy who's mods are:
300+ Ignition, FRPP Aluminum driveshaft, 75mm mass air, Flowmasters, MAC equals, pro-chamber & CAI
*In Garage* stage III SVO heads, SVO intake, e-cam, PA AODE, TCI 3200 stall, B&M Shifter
OK, let me get this straint, all this hi-rev stuff and running an E cam? Only a 3200stall, and SVO intake? Is that refering to the GT40 intake. I guess the stock ignition wasn't enough to handle a car with a exaust and an alumimum driveshaft. Wow I have done this all wrong.