Re: Why only 115mph as top speed in 16V?

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <wje97@hamp.hampshire.edu>]

You have 195/65R14's? And you don't get rubbing? I had 205/55R15's on the front
of my Scirocco once and I couldn't turn corners.
    That's way big, dude. Switch to 185/60-14's and you'll see some major
improvement in both acceleration and handling. Also, if you're speedo always
says you're going way slower than you really are, there's why.
    -Josiah

Rich Zuk wrote:

> Uh?   How did you get 107??
> 195/65/14's is what I have
> FN tranny has  3.89 final drive with  .71 5th gear
> 115 mph = 4452 rpms
> This calculation equals the actual road driving I did.
> Car is running fine.
> I did not drop into 4th.  I was just cruuuuiiiiiising along in 5th.   :)
>
> Peace
> rich Z
>
> > Well, according to that neato thingy you sent the list, 4400rpm in an FN
> in 5th
> > gear makes 107mph, so your tach or your speedo is off a little. Maybe your
> car
> > just isn't running right, though. Did you try dropping it into 4th? You
> MIGHT
> > get more speed that way (6500rpm = 124mph, the usual top speed of 16v's)
> >     -Josiah
> >     '84 GTI
> >     '87 QSW
> >     http://bork.hampshire.edu
> >
> > Rich Zuk wrote:
> >
> > > Is it the gear ratios??   Perhaps I have the wrong speedo cable??
> > >
> > > > shit i had my rabbit up to 126 with a 4 K   figure that one out
> > > > jonas
> > > > damn i wish i had a car that runs
> > > >
> > > > Night Shadow wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Gots to be your tranny, I have had my rocco (1.8 8v Mk1) up to 122
> > > before,
> > > > > I'm running a 2H tranny
> > > > >
> > > > > Eric
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 12 May 1999, Rich Zuk wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > 88 16V with FN tranny, final drive is 3.89 and 5th gear is .71
> > > > > > drving to and from Cincy, I topped out at full throttle at 115mph,
> > > ~4400 rpms.
> > > > > > WHY so little?!!   (Good thing I had Valentine)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Peace
> > > > > > Rich Z
> > > > > >
> > > > >
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