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Old 02-17-2008, 02:08 PM
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Early in the telecast today they showed a Tach reading of 8200 RPM's for the car the announcers had a link with. The indicated RPM would fluctuate about 100 RPM's at various places but it just amazes me to think that they are able to run these 358" push rod V8's engines at that speed for hours.
To put it in perspective, imagine running one of our engines at that RPM for a few even a few brief seconds. I can't even dream of it. AMAZING!
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