gear ratios and top speed?
02-07-2007, 06:55 PM
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RE: gear ratios and top speed?
Here are some charts to look through...
Mustang are certainly not as aerodynamic as the Corvette.At 140 the vehicle becomes verylight(been there on a stock GT body). I wouldn't want to push it past that without adding more downforce, and that would require more hp to then get to that same level (Air resistance is not your friend and the Mustang is more of a brick than a wedge.). Gearing is also extremely important for a top speed run. On the Corvette, I believe the top speed is obtained in 5th gear (still a pulling gear), and not in 6th gear. A tall overdirve gear will make it hard to accelerate for a top speed run.
http://mustangpartstech.com/MPHRPMCalculations.html
Mustang are certainly not as aerodynamic as the Corvette.At 140 the vehicle becomes verylight(been there on a stock GT body). I wouldn't want to push it past that without adding more downforce, and that would require more hp to then get to that same level (Air resistance is not your friend and the Mustang is more of a brick than a wedge.). Gearing is also extremely important for a top speed run. On the Corvette, I believe the top speed is obtained in 5th gear (still a pulling gear), and not in 6th gear. A tall overdirve gear will make it hard to accelerate for a top speed run.
http://mustangpartstech.com/MPHRPMCalculations.html
02-07-2007, 11:52 PM
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RE: gear ratios and top speed?
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Gears don't control top speed. Your car does! First, If you don't take off your speed limiter you won't go higher than 120 I believe and after that Gears will only drop your top possible speed form like 180-170 or 160 but without any heavy suspension mods, your car will blow up, or float away going over 140mph. If people say they've gone over that w/o any mods they're lying or their car was starting to take off like a plane when they were in it.
Gears don't control top speed. Your car does! First, If you don't take off your speed limiter you won't go higher than 120 I believe and after that Gears will only drop your top possible speed form like 180-170 or 160 but without any heavy suspension mods, your car will blow up, or float away going over 140mph. If people say they've gone over that w/o any mods they're lying or their car was starting to take off like a plane when they were in it.
02-08-2007, 06:07 PM
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RE: gear ratios and top speed?
ORIGINAL: Jothmano
Gears don't control top speed. Your car does! First, If you don't take off your speed limiter you won't go higher than 120 I believe and after that Gears will only drop your top possible speed form like 180-170 or 160 but without any heavy suspension mods, your car will blow up, or float away going over 140mph. If people say they've gone over that w/o any mods they're lying or their car was starting to take off like a plane when they were in it.
Gears don't control top speed. Your car does! First, If you don't take off your speed limiter you won't go higher than 120 I believe and after that Gears will only drop your top possible speed form like 180-170 or 160 but without any heavy suspension mods, your car will blow up, or float away going over 140mph. If people say they've gone over that w/o any mods they're lying or their car was starting to take off like a plane when they were in it.
02-08-2007, 06:11 PM
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RE: gear ratios and top speed?
ORIGINAL: Jothmano
Gears don't control top speed. Your car does! First, If you don't take off your speed limiter you won't go higher than 120 I believe and after that Gears will only drop your top possible speed form like 180-170 or 160 but without any heavy suspension mods, your car will blow up, or float away going over 140mph. If people say they've gone over that w/o any mods they're lying or their car was starting to take off like a plane when they were in it.
Gears don't control top speed. Your car does! First, If you don't take off your speed limiter you won't go higher than 120 I believe and after that Gears will only drop your top possible speed form like 180-170 or 160 but without any heavy suspension mods, your car will blow up, or float away going over 140mph. If people say they've gone over that w/o any mods they're lying or their car was starting to take off like a plane when they were in it.
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