From: ggellert@junction.net@INTERNET on Wed, Dec 20, 1995 10:31 PM
>If you can't get your Dakota above 120 mph, well, you better take it back
>to the dealer, and have them tune up the engine. I regularly take mine
>up to about 180 km/p hour, which is about 110 miles per hour. If ChryCo
>didn't think the truck could go that fast, why does the speedo go up to
>125 mph?
You have to realize that drag due to wind resistance in creases dramatically
with speed. Just because you can easily get 110mph does not mean that you can
get to 120 or above. It is quite realistic to expect a V8 Dakota to get to
125mph but this thread started with a claim of reaching 150mph which is not
realistic based on only having 220HP and a comparatively un-aerodynamic shape.
The decision to use a 125 mph speedo has little to do with the the actual top
speed of a vehicle. Once the FEDs dropped the 85mph max requirment I would
venture to say CC selected a speedo mechanism that could be used across the
largest segment of their vehicle line. It is cheaper to only inventory one item
and attach a needle and dial face for the specific application.
Dave Clement
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