Ok so I must be full of sh*t?? I will take a look at the tach soon. Maybe it is set wrong? For a four cylinder or something? When going down the highway it is definitely reviving too high and not right regardless. I have had several pickups with 4:10 gears and revved 3000 rpm going down the highway. It is definitely higher than that. I would love if one of you more noligable people came over and took a look at it and could tell me what I have, but that is not going to happen. This car will never be a good cruiser. I understand that. I am trying to make it more drivable, that is it. I don't have the time, money, or want to go drag racing all the time. I am trying to tame it down a little and be able to drive it 30 miles down the highway 60 mph. Judging by the tach in the car. It will not idle under 1000 rpm and it lopes up to around 3000 rpm. If you goose it in gear or not it will jump right to 10000rpm. I put 3:70 gears in it, thinking I can keep the rpms around 3000 going 60mph down the highway. Hoping it doesn't load up too bad. Right now it sure seems like it has a 5000 stall converter. Because it slips until the tach hits 5000 and then it hits and pulls hard. The engine doesn't not have off the shelf heads exactly. They are some old steel Merlin race heads that had a lot of work done to them. Dad started with the block and then found the heads. Then the engine was built around those parts. I know there is stud girders under the cheep valve covers and aftermarket main caps. Either way if it is 300 hrp or 1000 hrp it is a high strung raspy b*tch. Either way I have a cruising car, the Monte. This car is just a toy. I hope that you guys can help me make it do what I want with it. I also know that our Vega has a 396 10:1 engine, supposed to be 500 hrp does not rev like this one or have the same amount of power. I appreciate the recommendations and advice even if I don't want to hear it. Thanks guys.
