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I have an hour's drive to Wilson when I go to the model train club. =
there is a stretch of highway where about 2.5-3 miles are solid trees in =
the median. Three overpasses and two on/off ramps. before I got my =
shell, I would drop the tailgate and blast through that section at about =
118MPH. Even though I knew there was more, she just wouldn't go faster. =
I did find a wire from the tailshaft housing which according to the =
schematic, detects speed and disconnected it. I blew through again with =
the needle pegged out and still accelerating until I hit the engine gov. =
at 5000. The computer can't control what it can't see unless it goes =
into cripple mode. We've had problem in robotics where a sensor wire =
got cut and the darn thing would just quit as a safety measure. The =
truck can't or it'll leave you stranded.
Smitty Nash
'92 Dak 3.9L Magnum
90K+
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From: Sam Parthemer
Sent: Friday, September 19, 1997 12:05 PM
To: dakota@ait.fredonia.edu; dakota@ait.fredonia.edu
Subject: Re: Speed governor=20
*snip*
> > I've had my Dakota to 4500 rpm in 5th (approx. 127-131 mph)... Too
fast,
> >too scarey, won't do it again... BUT it was a rush, to say the =
least.
> >
>=20
> Hmmm, was it too scary because of the speed itself or that speed in =
> a Dakota? I went to 140 in my VR-4 and besides the dashes in the =
road=20
Well, the only way to describe it is this: Lots of wind noise (louder
than
my stereo at 1/2 volume; the thought of 'Now what? I've never driven it
this fast";=20
and the small voice in the back of my head saying "Speed rating on tires
are just
guidelines, there's got to be a fudge factor in there... but, what type =
of
rating
do BFG-AT tires have ?? ...Probably should slow down"=20
I know that AT tires are rated to no more than 85 mph... That's why I
run S rated tires now (115 mph)... Not that I drive that fast, but =
because
I drive
at least 70-75 all the time here in San Diego (you have to!).=20
The handling was ok, just very touchy steering... It did take me about
3-4 miles to get to that speed, and I was at 4500 for about 10 =
seconds...=20
Just
the fact that I was going WAY too fast to be safe (no other cars on the
road, 4=20
lane highway, so I would have been the only Fatality :O), and the fear =
of
the
unknown... I chickened out. =20
Anyway, the truck is very stable at 100 mph (been there a lot :P), but
don't really need to push my luck... I've mellowed out....only get to =
100
once
a month on average....Not daily like some people I know.
Sam '95 SLT Dakota
http://www.users.cts.com/king/s/samp/
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