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[Unit 5302]

The 302 will rev the highest. The internal engine parts maximum speed is determined by piston velocity. Since the the 302 has a much shorter stroke, the pistons will be moving slower for the same amount of rpms.

There were some guys a few years back that made a couple cart or F1, can't remember, I think it was cart, competition cars that were 100% American. One had an Aurora V8, the other ran a 302. They had to be N/A, the 302 was winding to 12,000rpm, it won the only 2 races it was entered in, versus the hi-tech foreign motors it was up against. The Aurora was run in more races, can't remember what the finishes looked like.