Thread: 355 sbc question about exhaust sound (need some help here!)

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Originally Posted by DennyW

36-sedan...That's funny...

Like NTFDAY says, sounds good.

Engine sounds sound enough. Even on the banks, nice lope, and has good response. Sounds healthy... Pipes look fair as cylinder burn goes. A hair on the rich side, but that is ok.
As far as the rpm's to go to...well, you need to go until just before the pull stops, and grab another gear. Winding out as far as it will go, is not to your benefit. I would say 5000 rpm's is about it from the cam I hear in there. Shift before it runs out of pull (steam), otherwise you are just plain wearing it out, and have a chance of blowing it... If you can, find out the exact cam that was installed, and then look it up, and check, when the power curve tops out.
Ken has it, keep it at 5000, and don't push it.

rspears, youtube does that on videos...They go to the next one in the list automatically.

ps: Aytime you run it up past the safe rpm zone, you now put it in the go or blow mode...You only do that if---you have a lot of cash bet on the win...

K thanks that is what i thought for shift points rpm wise. The power curve feels like it peaks between 5000 and 5300 because around 5500 you can feel/hear it lose some power so thats why i kept my shift points around that 5000 - 5300 mark. As for the cam i will never know any of the internals unless i pull it apart and seeing as i dont trust myself pulling apart a $10,000 motor just yet i don't think i will know for a while. (its one thing if its a shitty honda motor i got for free lol!)