There is some uncertainty in the following result due to the variability of
your tires'
rolling circumference, but if you plug in the tranny and rearend ratios of .852
and 3.7
and a 73 inch circumference for the tire (based on a tire height of .6 x 195
mm, doubled
and added to the basic wheel size of 14 inches and that total multiplied by pi
to get the
circumference) , 5500 rpm = 119.0 mph.
Gary McCormick
San José, CA
CalSpeed@aol.com wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On my to Shasta with the BADROC Crew I decided to floor the left pedal for as
> long as the straight lane highway and traffic would allow.
>
> So here I was on Hwy 505 and a wonderful straight of at least 3-4 miles long
> opens up. I dump it into fourth and run it to near redline and then fifth
> gear started to pull me up the RPM range. I was surprised how well things
> were feeling too. The suspension was very steady without any drifting or
> floating. And the motor was pulling nice and steady as the Solex's barked
> its familiar tune.
>
> I started to really concentrate when the speedo started to read
> 120...125...130...135...140...145...150...! I knew that I was not doing that
> speed as the speedo needle was doing its bouncy dance but I made sure to
> remember certain facts so I wouldn't have to do this test every again. ;>)
>
> The fastest I got it up to was.....? I really am not sure. In fifth gear
> the Speedo was bouncing near 140-150. The Tach was bouncing at 5500 to 6300.
> These are the maximum readings that I took and then I coasted to a slower
> pace.
>
> I am running with 195/60x14 Yokohama tires on 6 inch wide rims. I am also
> using the stock 2000 rearend. My guess was that I was pulling about
> 125-130mph. Sound right?
>
> Otherwise, the Roadster still wanted to pull alittle more. It certainly
> wasn't pulling strong at those speeds but I think it had about 10mph left in
> her. Actually, my Fairlady probably had more in her then I had in me. I was
> about topped out to tell the truth.
>
> Michael "Calspeed" Carion
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