Where do you shift your BB?
 

.......so, this past Saturday, my 5 childhood friends show-up with a bushel of Maryland Crabs, (Old Bay seasoning of course) REAL HOAGIES (or sub-sandwiches as some call them) from Chester, Pa. and some Coors Lights for a belated 50th....YEA...I said 50th BD Party. After talking about the days of the all the cars we had (AND WISH WE KEPT....like the green 69 396/375 Nova SS with benchseat and T400 on the column I DIDN'T BUY and bought a 65 SS Impala with a 396/325) instead...DUH?!, spitting crab shells and drinking the hot sauce, at 2:30 am Sunday we head for the garage.....Yes, I took it out. Woke the neighbors up after puttin heat into the motor and took it on the Marne Highway. NOW, I don't know where you guys live, but even the Jersey Mosquitos were pissed when I shifted 1-2 the 2-3 at 7800! At 6800 in 3rd, I lifted in fear of the Mt Laurel pole-leece, and the needle being buried past 120mph...GOD as my witness, let alone the Stahl Tell-Tale tach! Man, I think I got the Baddest-Ass Musle car like the previous post asks for everyone opinion. If any of you get to South Jersey, drop me a line. The crabs, the Coors and the ride you will NEVER forget is on me! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/beers.gif

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That can't be safe... ease off those beers... haha j/k
Your car pulls strong at 7,800 rmp? What motor is in the Camaro? Any modifications done to the car?

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Drive it like you just stole it, That’s what they are for..
And yes… This beast is still pulling @ 7800.

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"This beast is still pulling @ 7800." Had a home built L-88 in a 68 Camaro convert that would pull through 7200 with a richy 5-speed...man that car was fast.

ALbert

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Go sleep it off, and be thankful you didn't hit anything!

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Shift when the engine starts going daaaaa ta ta ta ta ta....whammm..Then the tires start smookin again.

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This is why I have a 6500 rev limiter on my car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/naughty.gif
The bone-stock exhaust holds me back, but the guy who built my engine said that with an open exhaust 7500 rpm would be no problem. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...iggthumpup.gif
Just remember that you're sitting on the power train warranty every time you get in the car. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...mlins/haha.gif

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-------I dont know what cam you are running, but when we built Red Alerts motor we built it to make its power at 7000 and it was a race car that weighed 3900lbs and ran in the low tens. Engine dynoed at 765 at 7000rpm. Any faster than that would peal a tenth or two off. What you were doing may have been fun but I cant believe it was optimal! Please dont take this as a slam. Its not intended that way, but you had to be out of your RPM band. I would be interested in hearing weather you felt the engine flatten out up there or not. If its a factory spec cam it would start to run out of steam around 6500. Also, what are the specs on the cam you are twisting?............Bill S

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7800 is impressive but without proper valvetrain thats really dialed in (particularly on a bbc)I dont know if i'd try it too many times.

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I was out in my blown Z and pulled 2 gear and it went boom!! It never hit the rev limiter, it blew a head gasket on the right side. It did put down 200 foot of rubber though!