Re:Re:Re: Lower Gears and Highway Cruising

From: GS- (GSWillhite@ualr.edu)
Date: Thu Apr 06 2000 - 10:44:01 EDT


WOW! I think I've been pretty conservative compared to
some of you guys. ;)

GS -

>
> I have 1.6 roller rockers, guide plates, beefed springs and retainers, and I
> take it to 6 grand daily. on a stock motor however, you don't make power
> that far, but my cam is ground up that high. actually, it's still pulling a
> 6 grand, but I don't think it's be good to take it past that without more
> work done to the motor.
>
>
>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2000 7:09 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Re:Re: Lower Gears and Highway Cruising
>
>
> > At 01:04 PM 4/5/00 -0500, you wrote:
> > >Any comments from other DML'ers about this rpm range being achieved
> safely
> > >many times over? With the full rocker upgrade of course.
> > >GS -
> >
> > I've got the MP lifters, retainers, beefed pushrods, guides, valve springs
> > and 1.6 al. roller rockers. I've hit 6000 rpm on many occasions on the
> > track. Not by choice but because it would not shift out of second using
> > the manual shift technique. Don't like it but I probably would have had
> > many bent valve stems and/or tattooed piston heads without the beefed
> valve
> > train.



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