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Originally Posted by zrayr
then, is it too much of a generalization to say that keeping the rpm under 5500 will do more for reliability & longevity than limiting horsepower ?
thanks for all the (mostly) serious answers.
Z.
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It's all related to each other.
A 427 ci engine is never going to make 550-600 hp without spinning it up. So keeping it under 5500 is going to limit your horsepower itself.
Don't use 5500 as a magic number.
There are plenty of engines that peak at 6000 or 6200 that are perfectly reliable.
The easiest way to go about this would be to say:
What combination of parts would I need to get to xxx hp? I can answer that question very easily and provide information on reliability and longevity.