I'll see if I can fine a good flat stretch of nearby road to run a 0-60
test. If not I know where there is a flat freeway onramp. The Branford St
onramp to the 5 south in Arleta, the Beverly Hills of Pacomia, runs about a
1/4 mile before it does a slight right left turn, heads up a hill and drops
onto the freeway.
I once raced my 50 Chevy with a stick against a 1953 Chevy auto (both with
105HP 235 in-line sixes) at the Branford onramp. The stick turned out to be
the difference as I beat him off the line and I stayed about a car length
ahead the rest of the race. Of course it was still an exercise in slow
motion. I was doing 65 when I hit the turn and it must have taken about 20
seconds.
-- Miles Harris III Simi Valley, CA 01 Silver Dakota CC Sport, 2.5L, 5speed 01 Gold Saturn SC1 (3 door coupe) 1.9L SOC, 4speed auto http://www.spikesautos.homestead.com/Dak1.html Profile: http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/PfCA4R1zO470wPuddlestompa@aol.com wrote in article <70.ac53c7b.2836aae7@aol.com>... > Yes it is true, you can go 60 in a 2.5L dak. :-) Yesterday I tested my 0-60 > and my three results were 17seconds, 18seconds, and 16 & 35split seconds. > this is depressing but I knew it was slow. What are you other 4cyl guys > running. > > Short Story: To test my 0-60 I headed down to this road that goes out and > around a medium sized lake we have in the area. The purpose of going here > was because no one goes out here and the speed limit on most of it is 50, it > goes about 12 miles and gets small, but most of it is a pretty wide two lane, > with no traffic (usually). So about two miles in what do I hit but road > construction, ah! Takes me about 5 minutes just to get through that. Then > about a minute later from a side road a cop pulls out in front of me, and
> then his buddy pulls out behind me, so now I drive about 3 miles looking for > a place to speed with a cop in front and behind me. :-( Finally they pull off > at the park that is out there and i am free to go on my way, but by this time > the road is getting small bumpy and with lots of turns. Long story short I > drive the full 12 miles looking for a good place, don't find it and pass one > cop on the way back from the end. As I pass the other cop in the park I know > he is busy and am able to test it between him and the road construction.
> Thats life right-Screw Murphy :-) > > Aaron > Vancouver, Wa > 98 2WD 2.5L 4cyl RC > http://www.hometown.aol.com/puddlestompa/mydak.html >
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