Back in the 1950s, there was a sign on the wall of my father's race engine shop in Nashville Tennessee- - - - -

Build 'em little- - - -
Wind 'em tight- - - - -
Get the chemicals just right!

That slogan was referring to the flathead Fords he was building for the dirt track, with much shorter strokes than his competition, and huge overbores. Then he fueled them with a mixture of Methanol and Hydrogen Peroxide that would make your eyes water from a hundred feet away from the exhaust fumes. I've got a modernized version of that idea on the drawing board- - - - -a Chevy 305 engine with a destroked 283 crankshaft that will displace about 250 cubic inches. With a roller cam and a lightweight valve train, it should run all day at about 9K RPM and stay together. Stay tuned- - - - - -!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!