[AT] carburetors On topic (kind of)

[charlie hill]

Andy,  I wouldn't turn that Caddy past about 4500 rpms on a regular basis. 
It is built to make low rpm torque.  High RPMs might cause you to have oil 
starvation problems and possibly crankshaft issues.   With a 4:10  4500 will 
come around pretty quickly.

That motor should make about 300 to 325 hp in stock trim.

Charlie
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From: "Andy Glines" <andyglines at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:24 PM
Subject: [AT] carburetors On topic (kind of)


> Thanks for the rudimentary discussion on carbs for V8 engines.  These tips 
> will help me select a good sized one for the 472 Caddy engine in my 
> Chevillac 
> http://groups.msn.com/Racerpics/uglytruck.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=42 
> I'm convinced that it is capable of much more than its doing now.  It 
> really doesn't have much snap to it.  This motor should burn rubber with a 
> 4.10:1 rear end.
>
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