RE: top speed

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>]

Holy frijoles....man I wish I still had that frankenstein of a motor...it
was a JH block, RD pistons, shaved head, g-grind and techtonics exhaust...

Ug...now I want more power for my baby....

Eric


On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Brian Honnold wrote:

> Well, with the calculator that Rich Zuk sent me:
> 
> In fourth gear at 6700 rpms 185/60/14 and a 2H tranny 101MPH
> 5th gear would have been 126
> 
> Brian Honnold
> '78 Rocco Ragtop
> 
> On Thursday, February 04, 1999 4:34 PM, Night Shadow [SMTP:soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu] wrote:
> > 
> > Well...in my old 79 with a 2H code tranny and a RD motor I buried the
> > needle past 110mph, and redlined it...say 6700 or so...if anyone knows the
> > ratios of the trannys they can give me an estimate of my speed...I was on
> > 14"  teardrops with 185/60s... 
> > 
> > 
> > Eric
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Derrick wrote:
> > 
> > > straight line maximum speed
> > > 
> > > Shawn C Meze wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Thu, 04 Feb 1999 18:40:10 -0600 Derrick <tyrone27@bellatlantic.net>
> > > > writes:
> > > > >What's the fastest speed you have gone with the mods on your Scirocco?
> > > >
> > > > Gravity assisted, drafting or straight line?
> > > >
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