A fairly well known recco maximum for extended continuous use is 2,500 feet per minute piston speed.
For a 413/426/440 etc. (3.75" stroke) this occurs at 4,000 RPM.
The noise would bother me more than anything else, 50 years ago my DD was a 383/727/4.89 '63 Belvedere.


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