yeah Ive built enough street muscle car or performance engines for decades, to know whats required in almost any application,
to both prove a well designed engine combo, has impressive power without making the all too common mistake beginning builders seem all too inclined to make...
of trying to build a race engine and install it in a car thats to be used the majority of its life as hot street transportation,
theres a huge difference in how you select component designed too endlessly spin tires and scare the crap out of you on a car designed for impressive street performance,
and a true race car power plant thats designed to produce peak power over a rather narrow upper rpm range,
your race engine will have 50-100 more peak power, but its almost worthless in a car used for transportation,
in most cases its designed to provide power in the 5500 rpm and up rpm range and little or no concern is given to street-ability or long term durability,
and your well designed street transportation, engine is designed for brisk street performance, and a wide torque curve, it is hardly lacking in power.
it may not reach well above 6500 -7000 rpm but with proper parts selection and drive train gearing, it can scare the hell out of those guys who don't have the experience and skill to control it.
for some reason guys seem fixated on only peak power, numbers,
rather than instant torque and extended durability, and the fact you can,t begin too apply the power, and torque,
a properly designed street performance engine will have,
with street tires never seems to enter their thoughts.
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