[V8] 5-speed article

[Tony and Lillie]

Well...........Just keep in mind most spedometers are a bit optimistic. Most 
magazines either clock them with radar or time them through a set of traps 
at a given distance. More accurate that going by the speedo. This is why cop 
cars have Calibrated speedo's. Otherwise, they couldn't use them for 
clocking-although with courts as they are nowadays, you could probably fight 
that one.

The reason manufacturers do this is several. BMW reporst to do it for two 
reasons. It keeps customers a little lower in speed (hey, look john, I'm 
doing 110!). Also, they figure on some people putting larger wheels and 
tires on (think 760iL with 24's). They have been found to be as much as 15 
mph off at 150.

Audi's usually are closer to this: 2 mph at 60, 4 at 120, etc. The top speed 
is limited on the 3.6 V8q by power, not a limiter. I believe the 4.2's have 
a limiter, but have never had the oppertunity. Anyone? ;-)

Anyhow, I put it out there more for the acceleration figures. With those 
kind on figures, I can only imagine what a 4.2 converted 1991 5-speed would 
do. The ultimate V8!

Tony Hoffman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <dsaad at icehouse.net>
To: <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [V8] 5-speed article


>I wonder about that top speed -
> I had a picture from someone on this list who was at 152MPH when he 
> snapped the
> pic.
>
> I have had mine at 143MPH on mid-grade gas at 7000 feet elevation, and two
> people + junk inside.
> It was still (slowly) climbing but I ran out of road. There was no hint of 
> a
> limiter.
> At sea level and with good gas it would have to go faster.
>
> Dave
>