340 or 408?

justinp61 said

It is a street car. Yes, it has Indy heads. My Edelbrock headed 408 ran 6.57 @ 104 with a flat solid on pump 93 at 3240# with Edelbrock heads. It got driven on the street a lot.

I love 340’s and have one, it ran 7.24 @ 94 and 11.60 @ 116 with a flat hydraulic cam and Edelbrock heads, 3240# on pump 93.

You have small block stroker experience?

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Yes. Lots of it. I won’t use a 4 inch stroke in anything.

And I’m sure I’ll have another one on the dyno soon.

I get it. Some guys haven’t learned (and probably never will) that rpm IS horsepower.

I will shift my 340 at probably 6800. That’s street/strip car stuff.

At 7800 you are what I consider a strip/street car.

There probably isn’t 20 people on the entire forum who would want 7800 rpm for anything.

They fear rpm.

They went full Rip Van Winkle and slept through the era where valve train caught up and 7800 for even a decent build.

Using parts like you have you might as well be turning it 6500. Guys don’t get that.

I suppose those who slept through the late 90’s spent their time and money on delay boxes, 9 hit cross over boxes and throttle stops.

That’s on them.