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Chuck in Indiana:

--- Quote from: Tkelly on April 27, 2025, 03:16:53 PM ---What are the performance stats?

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Dogwalker, an old WGer from Italy, seemed to know something about it. He said they rated it at 63 horsepower, and cruised it at 5500 rpm. Now you know as much as I do, Tom.  :smiley:

Kiwi_Roy:

--- Quote from: Chuck in Indiana on April 27, 2025, 04:28:43 PM ---Dogwalker, an old WGer from Italy, seemed to know something about it. He said they rated it at 63 horsepower, and cruised it at 5500 rpm. Now you know as much as I do, Tom.  :smiley:

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Whats 5500 revs in MPH?

Chuck in Indiana:

--- Quote from: Kiwi_Roy on April 27, 2025, 06:43:09 PM ---Whats 5500 revs in MPH?

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Veglia or real?  :grin:

Dirk_S:
Remind me what differed between the Aero and the 4V small block? Same displacement? Assuming it’s a different (and more reliable) head design? Crank and cam difference?

Chuck in Indiana:

--- Quote from: Dirk_S on April 27, 2025, 07:55:15 PM ---Remind me what differed between the Aero and the 4V small block? Same displacement? Assuming it’s a different (and more reliable) head design? Crank and cam difference?

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750 instead of 650. Hemi heads with big valves. It was fuel injected and ignition was by the early computer. Of course the cam was different, too. I don't know about the crank.. didn't have to go in that far to change it all over. Don't know about compression ratio either. After minor teething problems, it *has* been super reliable over the years, as I expected.. and my butt dyno says it will still out run the modern small blocks.  :evil: Why they didn't build the Ippogriffo in the 90s confounds me.

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