Quote: Yea, after looking at actual dyno results it seems odd that a engine with all stock stuff (modified, of course but restrictive none the less) and 496 cubes made a low peak TQ number and close to 6000rpm to boot, carried 750HP from 7000 to 7500 RPM and never fell off. Cam is 248/256 on a 114.
I`ve been shifting at 7500, maybe it would go faster shifting higher yet??
FWIW - in my car, because of the large rpm drop at shift recovery, especially between 1st and 2nd, the car is fastest shifting about 600 to 700 rpm over peak hp. I'm sure its a function of the power curve after peak, and the torque converter. Because of my unique converter choice, this would probably not apply to most cars. but I thought I'd pass it along.
