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#37461 04/11/2004 5:48 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 111 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 111 | Does anyone know what the redline is on a 250? I show max torque at 4200 rpms, according to the restoration packet from Chevy. Pesonally, I try to stay below 3500 when I drive it. I just wanted to set the redline on my tach, in case someone else is driving it. Thanks.
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#37462 04/11/2004 6:23 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 57 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 57 | The guy at Clifford Perf. told me to keep below 4500 rpm with my stock 250 bottom end.They should know.By the way,your horsepower is at 4200 and your torque peak is most likely under 2000.Tom
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#37463 04/12/2004 2:20 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 111 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 111 | Thanks Tom. You're right, that was hp at 4200. I was going from memory.
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#37464 04/12/2004 6:43 PM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | You guys are being awfully conservative! A 250 is a 7 main bearing engine with a relatively short stroke. You can turn it WAY up, but with most cam and carb combinations there is no reason to turn it up past 5000, or for that matter the above mentioned 4200 is maximum horsepower with a cam profile of around 200 degrees @ .050.
The point is if you want to run a bit lumpier cam with a good solid stock bottom end you can. I don't think you would get into any trouble unless you stuck a hot cam in an older engine, and started turing it up real high without replacing the rod and main bearings and making sure the crank is in good shape. | | |
#37465 04/12/2004 7:08 PM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | My 292 with stock bottom end and reconditioned stock rods and hotter cam and induction system is "supposed" to be good for 6000 - 6500 redline according to the inline gurus who have helped me spec. everthing out. I would think a 250 would be able to run 5000 easy. | | |
#37466 04/14/2004 8:17 PM | Joined: May 2003 Posts: 111 Member | | Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 111 | Well, other than .030 over, the 250 is stock and freshly rebuilt. No weird cams or such.
Thanks for the tips guys.
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#37467 04/15/2004 1:38 AM | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 158 knuckle head | | knuckle head Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 158 | A stock good running 250 can't rev high enough to self destruct. | | |
#37468 04/15/2004 8:14 AM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Fast Truck -- you're right. My 250 floats the valves at 38 mph in 1st and at around 65 in 2nd. The stock cam and lifters won't let it turn up much.
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#37469 04/15/2004 9:01 AM | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 198 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 198 | I'vw taken my 250 up to 4000, maybe 4200 accidentally one or twice and it sounded like it was going to blow up!!! and you guys say it's ok to go to 4500!!!! 100kph at 3000rpm.. I don't want to know how fast I'll be going at 4500. Anything over 100k in my truck is scary. 
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