Well, his Desktop figures could be wacky, maybe his tach is broken, I just didn't know who Greg was, hey whatever works.
It wasn't going anywhere.
My roller 355 would go to 7800, but not any quicker or faster than it did at 6800.......not any slower either.....go figger?
One cam I tried in it ran 11.22 best @ 123 MPH, I put in the right cam, and it went 10.73 best @ 123
I don't like buzzing smallblock stroker engines over 6800 unless you have some really exotic heads, because I think the piston speed overcomes the intake capacity of most 23 degree stuff, and it may not lose power, but your are wasting duty cycles and wearing out parts for no need.....
The torque converter is the most important part in any race car in my opinion......and they keep learning things all the time, and different purposes need different characteristics.
I've traded a lot of data with Art at Coan over the last 8 years, we don't completely agree on everything, but he's a smart guy that races every weekend.
Most of my input comes from a perspective of consistency and durability being paramount concerns, even if you are heads up racing, your setup needs to be consistent to track the value of changes you make....if you have a car that swings a tenth or two from atmosphere or track conditions, how can you test for a tenth improvement from your new part or idea?