-----Original Message-----
From: John Michael Foster <foster.john@mailexcite.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>; Robert Trottmann
<rotrottmann@davidson.edu>
Date: Monday, December 15, 1997 4:26 AM
Subject: Re: Re: DML: Top Speed
>I,m envious of anyone who can actually find this out I've got a mile or so
of good
>smooth strait road near here and I usually run it up to around 100 there,
then I
>run out of road. Besides, how can you check withou a speedo that goes up
high enough.
>
>---
>Regards, John
> 95' 5.2L, Dakota Sport, CC, 4x2, standard, 3.21, Lock-Right, MSD-6AL, Weed
Wacker
>blower, Supercoil, Hellwig anti-sway, Mopar Perf. Comp., throttle body port
& polish,
>Lakewood traction bars, 255/60r15 SS 10 Firestone Firehawks, dual exhaust
and Hurst
>T shifter
>
On mine I've hit 4500 RPM in 5th... If you ratio that 2800 rpm = 80 mph
(indicated),
you can take 4500x80=360000... Then divide that by 2800.... You get
128.57...
So, at 4500 rpm you are running about 129 mph. Given the accuracy of
speedometers,
I figure I was running between 127-132 mph. I figured the math with the
final drive, 3.90
gears, the height of the tires, and the RPMs I was turning. In doing that I
came up with
130.45 mph... Again, you have an accuracy issue of the tach now.
And it was still pulling... It would have hit 5000 easily in another
10-15 seconds... That would
have worked out to around 142.86.. mph... Too scarey for me...
Sam '95 SLT
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