MtnMax/Magniac
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It belongs to the guy I bought Max from. It's a trike, the one with the Sting Ray rear. It has the 350 engine, big cam, roller rockers, 700 R-4 tranny and 3.54 gears. Claims about 400 hp but no dyno proof. Rolled on from 70 mph to 100 (took about 100 yards) and Max pulled away:clapping: by about 3-4 lengths, then had to shut down for traffic.
After lunch we hit it again, this time from a dead stop. The Boss Hoss gets off the line like nothing else. He got at least a 3-length hole shot on me, but then my front wheel came back down and I reeled him in. Took it up to about 120 and shut down for approaching curve. Bottom line is: I can probably take him right up to my top end, but then he would keep going when I flatten out. It's all in the gearing. At 70 mph he's only turning about 1500 rpm in top gear. A 6000 redline means he's geared for a theoretical top speed of 280. He has plans for a 4.11 rear end swap, which means my fun will be over, as he will be in a much more usable rpm range over a wide speed spread. But it's fun while it lasts!
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After lunch we hit it again, this time from a dead stop. The Boss Hoss gets off the line like nothing else. He got at least a 3-length hole shot on me, but then my front wheel came back down and I reeled him in. Took it up to about 120 and shut down for approaching curve. Bottom line is: I can probably take him right up to my top end, but then he would keep going when I flatten out. It's all in the gearing. At 70 mph he's only turning about 1500 rpm in top gear. A 6000 redline means he's geared for a theoretical top speed of 280. He has plans for a 4.11 rear end swap, which means my fun will be over, as he will be in a much more usable rpm range over a wide speed spread. But it's fun while it lasts!
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