Sam, what about 4.10:1 gears?
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-----Original Message-----
From: Sam Parthemer [mailto:rtdkota@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 10:35 AM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: RE: Re: Dakota Drag Limit-BLink
With what gears? Are we talking Mustang or Dakota???
A Dakota with 3.92 gears pulls 4500 rpm at 128 mph
(5spd, auto is about he same)... It MIGHT pull
another 500 rpm to 5000 RPM, but the HP/torque fall
off after 4500 rpm, so it might not be possible. Then
with a Dakota running 3.55 gears, it may not be able
to reach much more than 130 in 5th gear (or OD)
because of the wind resistance & fact that it isn't
pulling it's peak HP at 4000 RPM, and may not overcome
the drag at that point.
Look at a Viper... The top speed in a Viper comes in
on 5th gear.. Not 6th gear...
--- Todd Flummer <mustang@netunlimited.net> wrote:
> I know I seen at 130 probably closer to 140 without
> even getting near
> redline (about 4000 rpm). But I do have a computer,
> lowered and Comp T/A's.
>
> Todd
> Mustang@netunlimited.net
> www.netunlimited.net/~mustang/
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