[enkeivette]

Originally Posted by 94cobra69ss396

Like I said before, I didn't strip the car to save weight. I striped it because I was getting ready to have the paint and body work done and I didn't want to pay some to do it. I just ran out of money so I just started driving it without the interior. Same goes for the hood. The old one was broken and I just don't have an extra $500 to buy a new one so I drive it without one.

I do agree with you that it's not a practical car to drive daily but I do enjoy driving it around as long as it has fuel in it. My daughters love to go for rides in it too. Once I get the paint and body work done I'll build a pump gas engine with a centrifugal blower like yours. I already have a 4bolt 454 ready to be built.

I read centrifugal BB and my eyes got wide.

Let me know if you're going to sell that BB in the future. When that time comes I may have the funds to drop it into my boat.

[enkeivette]

Neon died last Sun (as you prob saw in my other post) at 11pm, had class 8:30am Mon morning. Jumped in the Vette last minute, drove to SD from OC. It's been down here with me all week, take it to school every day. Took me to buy my first suit today. = Streetcar

[jsup]

Originally Posted by 94cobra69ss396

You must be talking to an old time gear head. The reason he is saying 6000rpms is because the engines back in the day were larger and made more low end torque. Todays engines are less cubes with shorter strokes and because of that they pull to 6500-7000. But that is also why automatics today are 5 to 7 speeds with a 4.xx rearend gear instead of a 3 speed with 2.xx gears. They need more gear because they don't have the same grunt.

You will never be able to define a street engine because it's all a matter of opinion and what someone is willing to put up with. Lets use the 91 octane limit as an example. Most people will say that a street engine has to be run on 91 but what about the person who's willing to run their car on C16 all the time? Let's say that this person drove his car back and forth to work everyday but you didn't know what fuel he ran. By just knowing that he drove it everyday to work would you say his car is a street car? How about after you found out that he ran C16? Would it be any less of a street car?

I think that's the case....

I'm told that "street cars" don't run over 6000 RPMs, IDK, I stop making power at 6400.

[enkeivette]

Originally Posted by jsup

I think that's the case....

I'm told that "street cars" don't run over 6000 RPMs, IDK, I stop making power at 6400.

That's not arbitrary street cars actually stop making power a 6167 rpm.

The Civic Si from the 90s spins up to 8K rpm. If the Civic Si is too much for your friend to handle, we can find a nice Corolla for him.

[jsup]

We're talking SBC for frame of reference.

[enkeivette]

Originally Posted by jsup

We're talking SBC for frame of reference.

Then the solid LT1s in the early 3rd gen Vettes did over 7K, bone stock.

[jsup]

Originally Posted by enkeivette

Then the solid LT1s in the early 3rd gen Vettes did over 7K, bone stock.

Good point.

[big2bird]

This topic is as meaningfull as "What constitutes tall?"

[enkeivette]

Originally Posted by big2bird

This topic is as meaningfull as "What constitutes tall?"

You do ya freak! I'm 6'1" and you make me feel like less of a man.

[enkeivette]

Originally Posted by jsup

I think that's the case....

I'm told that "street cars" don't run over 6000 RPMs, IDK, I stop making power at 6400.

You could make the argument that solid SBCs aren't really street motors because they require constant adjustment. Not that I'm saying this... And hyd SBCs really stop making power around 6100-6200, as far as I can tell. I'm really not sure how far you can push it with heavy springs.

And the LS engines I'm pretty sure are good past that.