Re: 90 90q 20v redline top speed

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Allan Jones say:

> Hairy green toads from Mars made Sargent Schutt say:
> > > the speedo was showing 143 MPH.
> 
> Andrew Duane USG/PE wrote:
> > That's about right. Judging from Angela's 20V, I think redline top
> > speed is about 145-150.
> 
> Paul_Royal@idx.com wrote:
> > indicated 139.   As close as I can figure,
> > the speedo at the time was good for about 3-4% error.  Yes, the car will go
> > that fast..or faster....especially in Montana...
> 
> 	Really?  What are the applicable #s(weight, cd, hp, redline, etc.) for
> that car? In my '86 CGT with mods that should put it around 125-130 HP
> and with 195/60s instead of stock 185/60s, I have only hit 126 MPH on my
> digital dash(IOW reading exactly 126) at around 5600 RPMs(I don't quite
> remember) with my 10 valve I-5. Is the 20V I-5 that much more powerful,
> or is the coef. of drag that much less, or, as I imagine the answer will
> be, is the combination of those two so great that it is able to overcome
> the extra weight(the 20V 90 must weigh more than my CGT)? Just
> wondering...~140(especially 150) seems a little too fast...?

Redline in the 20V engine is just about 7000 RPM, as opposed to 6300
RPM in the 10V engine. I'm pretty sure the gearing is the same, so the
speeds should multiply appropriately.

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