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re: A recreational car purchase: test drove a 2016 Mustang GT
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:11 pm to VetteGuy
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:11 pm to VetteGuy
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I used to watch the tach in Mark Martin's Jack Roush cars and be amazed that they'd run those bad boys up to 10 grand. (on the straights at Michigan)
It really is amazing that those engines with such a "heavy" valvetrain can last an entire race at those RPMs.
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Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:12 pm to grif82
Granted, they were specially-built race engines, but that is a lot of mass moving very quickly.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:16 pm to grif82
quote:it's amazing what magnesium and titanium valvetrain parts can withstand. And a perfectly balanced and de-stroked motor.
It really is amazing that those engines with such a "heavy" valvetrain can last an entire race at those RPMs.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:21 pm to grif82
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Try revving a stock pushrod motor to 7800 RPMs and see what happens.
Like what, win races?
This was done all day every day with the DZ302 in the '67—69 Z/28.
This post was edited on 2/2/16 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:23 pm to Restomod
Have you read "Unfair Advantage" by Mark Donohue?
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:41 pm to Restomod
quote:
Like what, win races?
This was done all day every day with the DZ302 in the '67—69 Z/28
Okay I'll add that to the exceptions with the LS7 and built race engines. Forgot about that engine with its short stroke. Maybe I should of phrased it as "try revving a stock LS3 or LT1 to 7800 rpms and see what happens".
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:44 pm to VetteGuy
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Have you read "Unfair Advantage" by Mark Donohue?
I have not, worth picking up?
Posted on 2/2/16 at 1:46 pm to grif82
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Okay I'll add that to the exceptions with the LS7 and built race engines. Forgot about that engine with its short stroke. Maybe I should of phrased it as "try revving a stock LS3 or LT1 to 7800 rpms and see what happens".
I can agree with that.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:14 pm to Restomod
Yes, sir.
Awesome book about what racing and sorting out cars is really like.
Awesome book about what racing and sorting out cars is really like.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:15 pm to grif82
Yeah, I felt like you ere talking about larger displacement engines.
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:28 pm to VetteGuy
Saw an old gto judge so I wanted to share my old muscle car. 70 429 Torino Cobra Jet. 
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:28 pm to VetteGuy
delete
This post was edited on 2/2/16 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 2/2/16 at 2:58 pm to GCHunter
Nice vehicle and would outrun a phone call.
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