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Quick question: RPM

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  • Start date Start date May 16, 2004
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PMRacing

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What is your cars redline..............mine is acting up or something and shifting up at 4200 at WOT then shifting, is this normal for the stock 70 mustang with a 302????????


 

SadbutTrue

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old, normal stock 302s didn't redline a whole lot above that if at all. Check your vacuum and shift linkage if you think somethings wrong.
 
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well mine isn't very stock.......h/c/i/e but what is it safe to rev up to on these motors without touching bottom end, a local performance shop said the 302s are pretty good till 5000, is this true, or was he just bs-ing???
 
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hes bout right. ive taken mine up to 6000 when it was stock. the engine was crying and there was no power. but it went up fine. its normal for it to shift at 4200. that actaully sounds bout dead right.
 
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