On Monday 11 June 2001 08:03, you wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Peter Ogilvie wrote:
> :Given the aerodynamics of a Series, I think you'd rue the day that
> : you geared it so high (low numerically). Probably would take 400hp
> : to push the brick at that speed. 3,000rpm @ 70mph would probably
> : be a lot better as the
>
> I've riden in an 88 at that speed -- speed measured by a handheld
> GPS, not a speedometer. It had a 2.25 in it, even. It was a rather
> hopped up engine, sure, and there was a long, not too steep downhill
> and probably a tailwind.
I've a friend who's tweeked his 2.25:
Oversized pistons;
Skimmed head;
Polished inlet & exhaust ports;
Automotive inlet manifold;
SU carb;
Fewer baffles in the silencer;
Larger bore tail pipe;
Balanced engine.
His engine picks up again at 4,000 rpm, and red-lines at about 7,000.
The vehicle will happily cruise at 70mph on 235/85r16 tyres, with a
standard SII gearbox & standard diffs...
So, I can well believe that a vehicle, with a tweeked engine, a
non-standard gearbox, non-standard diffs & oversized tyres could exceed
100mph - given that they were heading downhill, so gravity was helping
:)
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