I ran a LtWt with 2.2tc engine, Range Rover diffs and overdrive some fifteen
years or so ago.
The figures worked out by a friend said there was a 'theoretical' top speed
of 90mph...
at 70mph the whole vehicle felt as though it was falling to bits. I never
did go above 70. Used to cruise happily at 60 tho'
Best Cheers
Frank
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Pilkington <mark@skywagons.com>
To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 5:08 PM
Subject: LRO: Fast Freewheel
> It is true, I too have been 70+ Mph in a diesel Safari LWB. It was down
hill
> and steep. It took it out of gear because I thought the engine was going
to
> explode. It freewheeled up to 75 before I chickened out. Putting it back
into
> 4th at 65 required a right foot on the floor. The radiator then did
explode
> about 5 miles further up the road and I had to have it towed.
> Mark Pilkington
>
>
> Peter Ogilvie wrote:
>
> > David, you sure you weren't indulging in illicit herbs at the time.
95mph
> > in a Series!!!! That's probably terminal velocity if you dumped it out
of
> > an airplane With a 2 1/4 providing propulsion, it had to be way more
than a
> > slight downhill and the tail wind must have been from one of those
> > alphabetically named low pressure systems that enlivens summers in the
Gulf
> > of Mexico. If memory serves me right, my MGB which supposedly had 20
more
> > hp, a 1,000#s less weight, and better aerodynamics, struggled mightily
to
> > best 100mph indicated. That was running right at red line of 6,000rpm
and I
> > think that the MGB had 4.11 diffs (don't quote me on that, however) so
would
> > have been turning less RPM per mph than the series with 4.7s.
> >
> > Forgive me if I'm a little skeptical but it seems to defy physical laws.
> > Wind resistance increases exponentially and the Series truck is about as
> > stream lined as a brick out house.
> >
> > Aloha
> > Peter O.
> >
> > >From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com>
> > >Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
> > >To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
> > >Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Engine/Trans Swap
> > >Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 02:03:46 -0500 (CDT)
> > >
> > >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 assure you that when you think "10 inch brakes, 2" shoes, boiling
brake
> > >fluid..." you encourage the driver to slow down. I don't want to know
what
> > >RPMs the engine has to turn to pull that speed. (overdrive, 31" tires,
> > >since
> > >I'm sure someone's going to tell me...)
> > >
> > >--
> > >dscheidt@tumbolia.com
> > >Bipedalism is only a fad.
> > >
> >
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