**73 Scamp Mini Pro-Street Engine Swap**

Mad Dart said
Lol, All that stuff is a MYTH. Matter of fact most everything I have heard or read online is a MYTH regarding anything to do with what can and can't be done with these cars.

I use to run it down the FWY before the rear end swap with 3.91 gears @ 3650 RPM for 30-40 min straight. Not even letting off the throttle. It is in Happy zone. 175* Temps, 60 PSI Oil Pressure. Outside temps 95*+ , Wide Band 13.8-14.1

It is a Stroker too with a Solid Roller...... Ladder Bar & Spool. More than 700 HP on the Juice that Rev's over 7K RPM with a stock block & a 904..... None of this is possible per everything I have read and has been preached.....It should have blew up a long time ago.

We should start calling you "the mythbuster"! lol Isn't it funny how many myths are out there? Same thing happened to me. Guys told me when I started rebuilding "You won't be able to run pump gas without pinging", "You can't drive a high stall converter like that on the street", "You can't run a spool on the street without problems. You won't be able to turn corners well, you'll break an axle, blah blah blah...". Funny, haven't seen any of those problems...yet! (knock on wood) And then when I see those guys again, they'll ask how the car is coming along. I'll say "Got it going toward the end of last year, drove it around town mostly and made it to the track once". "What'd it run?" "First pass wasn't great. Spun, let out, got back in it and ran a 12.06 or something" "Really? You let out and still ran 12's?" "Yep, next pass I eased it off the line more and ran a 10.99. That was with the street tires, timing set for 91 octane, and no carb tuning. I just took it out and ran it." "10's? Really??? Have you ever raced before?" "Nope. First time out." *dumbfounded look*. I just grin and shrug my shoulders. Cracks me up to see the look on their faces. I suppose I'm enjoying proving their theories wrong as well Louis.

Rodzilla said
You need a cameraman on your next cruise,,,we need some video from inside/outside of your beast :)

For reals man. I'm tempted to fly out there and bring all the recording devices I have to see this thing and make some videos!