where do u shift your big block??

More engine/trans info needed to help figure out a starting shift point for your specific combo.

5800rpm runs 9.7's

A guy we was pitted with at Norwalk had 500 cid in a Demon and he had bought the engine already together out of a dragster, Indy heads and intake , roller cam, dominator carb, He was told by original owner shift at 7500, He was conservative and was shifting at 6800 and was running 9.95. wanted to slow down for 10.0 shootout so backed it down to 6000 and car went 9.90, backed it down to 5500 and car went 9.84. Decided if He was going to slow down this way, He was going to have to shift at 7000,lol

I have ran a lot of different BB combinations, the 451 is a 440 stock stroke crankshaft in a low deck, it is the same as a 440 with .060 overbore. I ran one of those with a set of M.W. heads, intake and 750 carbs, we could slow that car down a tenth by moving the shift points in 1st and 2nd gear from 6400 RP to 7000 RPM. That was with a Isky 616-590 grind with all Isky valve train parts with the springs set up the way they wanted them My point is you will have to take the car out and try different shift points to find out what works best in your combination Converter, car weight, rear gear and trans ratio, tire size and so on all play a part on what works best on shift points BTW, I shift my 518 low deck pump gas stroker at 7300 for the best ETs

It depends on heads/cam/gear/shift recovery etc every combo it a different - A 400 with MW heads, roller and 5.38's like 8200-8400.

I shift my 501 at 6500 and cross at 6800 with lil ez 295's. My head and cam combo are easy on springs and parts and makes good torque. Best of a 10.22 @ 129 in a 3800 pound sled.

i was shifting at 6800 but after the bigger carbs i am trying 6500.it works pritty well so far.i just need the 60' to stick.

557" aluminum wedge .800 cam 15:1 compression on alky. launch at 6K and shift at 7400-7500 rpms.

499 B1 @ 7200 9.50 @ 137mph with 488 gears. crossing traps @ 7600 with a glide, car really pulls ontop

512 indymaxx B engine with 4.88 gears. change gear @ 7k cross the line @ 7200 doing 9.5@139mph with TF.

5900 RPM's

6800 rpm

when the front tires come down in about 1 1/2 seconds. never look at the tach .

the 522 thats in it know i shift at 8500 and cross at about 8400 with the 456's

451 w/scott brown solid cam. I shift at 6500 through traps at 7000, 10.23 128mph.

505 cu. in. Shift at 6300rpm, cross the stripe at 6900rpm. 9.48et at 140mph.

451 in my previous car liked a 6300 shift and 6500 trap. It had Eddy heads and the 590 purpleshaft, ran high 9's.

New 540 with glide likes 7400 shift and I go through at almost 7800. 2800# with me in it. 4:56 gear, thinking about dropping to a 4:30.

I shift my 496 at 6100

I shift my 499ci at 6700. This is with mw EZ-1 heads and a .640 roller. Runs low 6.0's in 1/8th.

6800 1st to 2nd 7000 2nd to 3rd 7200 rev chip 572 cu all 440 source bottom end 440-1 heads 5.52 1/8 mile 8.80 1/4 mile