High Reving Engine?

302Snake said:

I have read on here that people should shift there cars between 5200-5700 at the track. My future plan for my car is the trick flow kit. I was just curious what it would take to make a 5.0 rev as high as the mod motors. I took a ride in mach 1 with a kid i used to go to highschool with and i like how the car just contiues to pull. I also thought i had seen somehting on tv about a ford 427 maybe a fairlane that used to rev to the sky. Just curious if that was possible with our cars. thanks

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YEah revving high is cool but why do it when you dont have to. 5.0s will make all the power you need in a street below 6,500rpm. Once you go to 7k plus rpm you need some serious $$$ for a valvetrain set up and for a strong and light bottom end combo.

A 302 can rev to the moon like the mod motors, it just takes money. On hardcore50 there's guys that shift at 8500+.

302Snake said:

I also thought i had seen something on tv about a ford 427 maybe a fairlane that used to rev to the sky.

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That wasn't just any old 427FE block. That was the 427 SOHC (single over-head cam) motor a.k.a. the "Cammer."

I saw a guy running one at a nostalgia race this year and he was shifting at 7200 rpm. When I talked to him, he said that back in the day these engines came out, guys were shifting them between 8500 to 9000 rpm. A pretty ridiculous and awesome motor.

How high do you want to rev?

7000 RPM redline =

new springs
retainers
hydrualic lifters
hydraulic roller rockers
hydraulic roller cam
Heads that flow larger than the stock E7s
RPM II, Systemax, Trickflow R intake
70mm+ TB
75mm + MAF
1 5/8 LTs
High flow H pipe

~$3500 - 4000...probably the route I'll be going...but I might just do a TT setup for the same price as the heads and valvetrain

7500 + RPM redline

Solid Valvetrain ($$)
titanium retainers (probably don't need these until around 8000 rpm)
Solid Cam
AFR 205, Victor Jr., TF 225 heads
Victor Jr, Victor, Trickflow R intake
80mm-90mm TB
90mm MAF
1 3/4 LTs
O/R H Pipe
Aluminum driveshaft
TKO 500-600, T5 G-Force, T56 Transmission
Spec 3, McLeod, ProMotion Clutch
New Rear End (9 inch? I dunno...haven't researched this one)
Oh and don't forget a new block (A4, Dart)

You're looking at 10K + to go this high...if you've got the money it'd be sweet...but it seems impractical.

If your going with the TFS check out there info and cam specs....I have the Track heat kit and we have the SCT chip set to shift at 5500 on the AODE....If I can help with any info on the TFS.........pm me....good luck with the set up.
Will