You are too concerned with the badest mofo out there. All that power does not mean squat if you do not have an operator that knows how to use it. I am building a (used to be
) street mannered Webered FIA. There is more than enough there to get into serious trouble. I am a very inexperienced track driver. If after some time it doesn't make me smile we will address it, but most likely in a different car.
This thing looks like a blast to me. I can't wait to learn it. There is something (a lot) to be said for overall balance - Remington could not stand the 427 (couldn't stand the 289 when he first got it) and it made 425. We are 50 hp north of that in an engine they only wished they could have had. An aluminum Shelby 331 is marketed at 475 - we are right there - and it does not have the components you put in this one - be happy.
Ship it with the spacer. I'll get some track time on this setup. When the time comes we will chassis dyno this setup on the same dyno the Webs are set up on. Then we will have a direct comparison and I will get to drive both.
I saw an ex-indy driver run a race prepped 1275 cc Sprite at PIR earlier in the month. It was the most beautiful thing to see him drive it. There was all kinds of high HP cars there and he made all of it look silly.
You've done a great job - lap times tell the story - we'll see.
400 lb of torque @ 5000 rpm in a 90" 2300 lb car for a novice - really?
It's hard to spend money with you if I am dead.
I think it looks great - Ship it
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