Thread: can a motor backfire if you overwind it???

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No I wasn't kidding... I was asking. But then its been 30+ years since I gave any real thought to high perf... but then that's what this forum is for (I thought anyway). 30-45 years ago in the Muscle car heyday... 7-8 k was a good way to pull rods apart, suck valves, and otherwise ask for general mahem when it flew apart in your average Joe affordable toy. But its changed a lot since then, I'll give you that. In my day it started with the 273, 318, 340, 360, 383, 413, 426, and 440s in the Mopars. Never been a big fan of GM although the Buicks and Pontiacs had some serious BBs in the 60s. Ford too... my wife had several Ford/Mercury products... her little Couger w/ a 302 was a nice runner... got me in trouble... pegged up under the 0 pin... they frown on that. I never saw her 429 T-bird (before me). But I am partial to Mopar... sorry, so shoot me if you have to.

So re-educate me. When I build my rod... I'm thinking stroked Mopar big block... likely decked. Maybe a paxton? or other supercharger. Not a fan of turbos per say... don't like the lag. My 5.9 Cummins has a terrible lag here at 7300 ft ASL. Want I want is what the old muscle cars had... instant torque... NOW. Not waiting on some computer to think about letting it run due to EPA... no waiting on a spool up on a turbo... NOW. Only way I know anyway to do that is CI... the more the better. Am I wrong? Remember...on the road... hp at 120+ mph doesn't matter... can't drive there ... at least very long anyway before your explaining to the judge.

And NO, I can't stand anti lock brakes and computer controlled drive lines... all that is in my feet! Yea I'm old school... and now a 61 year old kid... again.

I could get a ticket on a skateboard... I swear it!. My wife could pass em doing 30 over and they would do nothing... Humpt!

So where is a good place to start studying on building up a streetable 700+ hp Mopar BB?

Dave