[Spridgets] redline?

[Tom Springer]

Ryan,
Your build sounds much like mine.  I used a ported/polished/skimmed 12g295 head, Kent 266 cam with duplex gears and light weight followers, lightened and balanced bottom end, 998 Cooper floating rods, flat top 998 pistons, CR is in the neighborhood of 10.3 to 1, a Cooper S distributor to match, and high flow manifolds from Maniflow.  I'm also using a Weber 40 DCOE.
My tach isn't accurate and it would be foolish to suggest how fast your engine will turn. Besides, I'm pulling more weight than you are.  This engine is in an Austin A40 Farina!
You may want to book an appointment with a rolling road specialist to accurately determine peak power.  There are many variables to consider...
Tom

>     On 08/13/2020 6:32 AM crusaderchuck55--- via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net> wrote:
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>     My bad I missed the balancing.
>     In that case I would defer the red line to the engine builder....
>     Chuck
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>     ------ Original message------
>     From: Ryan Kubanoff via Spridgets
>     Date: Thu, Aug 13, 2020 8:59 AM
>     To: spridgets;
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>     Subject:[Spridgets] redline?
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>     I have a modified 948 engine in my bugeye. Its been bored to 998, ported polished, balanced and with a mid range camshaft and lightened flywheel. It runs beautifully at 4500 RPMs on the highway but that redline is easy to get close to when enjoying the late summer nights. Is the original redline accurate for the modified engine and how do you know what makes redline? I don't want to risk damaging the engine but I also don't want to baby it.
>     Ryan
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