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Getting an EFI engine like this on the dyno is no easy task, but Mitech's Mike LeFevers has the experience necessary. There was just enough time before heading for Bonneville to get a few crude pulls and get a basic fuel map, producing 900   lb-ft at 5,000 rpm and 1,133 hp at 7,000 rpm. As Nick III hooks up the throttle linkage, you can see why this combination's strange size got the nickname "Pencil Neck Geek." That's the engine we're  talking about, not Nick!
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Getting an EFI engine like this on the dyno is no easy task, but Mitech's Mike LeFevers has the experience necessary. There was just enough time before heading for Bonneville to get a few crude pulls and get a basic fuel map, producing 900 lb-ft at 5,000 rpm and 1,133 hp at 7,000 rpm. As Nick III hooks up the throttle linkage, you can see why this combination's strange size got the nickname "Pencil Neck Geek." That's the engine we're talking about, not Nick!  View Related Article

 

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