In a message dated 3/29/99 10:40:09 AM Eastern Standard Time,
DICEMAN469@aol.com writes:
> It's totally possible....I got my truck up to a little over 130 once when i
> was racing a toyota supra (non-turbo of course). The only reason I got it
> that
> high was the tires were larger than the computer was programmed for....I
was
> doing 130 and the computer THOUGHT I was doing 115, and then it shut me
down
> :->
>
>
> When I pulled off to the side of the road (by the way, I beat him by about
> half a hood length) I had to ask him how fast we were going because of
> course
> my speedo was way off. That's when he told me 132MPH, then added the
comment
> "Trucks just shouldn't be this fast!!"
>
>The truck was calibrated for p195/75/15's. My truck was born a work special
>before it became a Vipertruck, so it came with the michelin LT215/75/15 which
>were a little more than an inch larger in diameter. Now I have 275/40/zr17's
>in the rear which are the right size. Now the speedo is calibrated properlt
>and it cuts me off @ 155...damn!!
According to the DML wheel calclator... if your speedo read 115... with your
new tires... you were going 124.12 MPH... still not too shabby and good
computer trickery! : )
Charles
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