[200q20v] 200 20V at speed

[Mike Miller]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gorman, Ken (PA62)" <ken.gorman at honeywell.com>



> Paul,
>
> Is your card chipped?  155 is pretty fast.  Setting aside my inadequate
> driving skills, the tired suspension on my car, lack of nice straight
hiways
> with little traffic in my area (outside Philadelphia, PA), and inadequate
> rubber (dunlop d60 a2), I doubt the engine (stock 3b)  in my car could
ever
> produce enough oomph to get my car to 155.  I did, however, manage to get
it
> up to 115.  There's a huge difference between 115 and 155.  And you said
you
> wanted to top out the car.  155 wasn't topped out?

I've had mine in rural Montana up to 6300 rpm in 5th. Speedo was indicating
about 158 or so. If you use 24.7 mph per 1000 rpm in 5th, thats about 155.
Car is stock, altitude was about 4500 ft, temp about 35 deg and I was going
down hill. I rarely get over 145 on the flats.

mike miller
Helmville, MT
Pearl/black/sport seats/ Bilstein HD/225/60/15 BFG CompT/A VR4