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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 11:49 AM
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cruising on the empty freeway last night@ about 65mph when a little BMW flies up from behind. i figure what the hell and stomp into it when he gets to my bed. i had to play a little catch up, but once we got lined up he went for it(going about 90 at this point). i had him beat by 120 but he didnt let out so i didnt either i guess my top end was higher than his because after a certain point i was leaving him bad.

by the time i let off of the gas the tach showed 6,000 rpm in 3rd gear. 3.73 rear end with toyo proxies 275/60-17. trailblazer stall if that makes a difference. anyone have a calculator to see where i was. my speedo stops at 120

a dodge hemi watched me waste the BMW so he decided to give me a shot. it took him a LONG time to catch up to us lol. anyways i laid him out too. im guessing he was atleast programmed because he could take it past 100.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 12:15 PM
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125
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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whats our transmission ratio? 1.1?

if so... you were doing 130 @ 6000 rpms.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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pretty darn fast,

i purposly put a 125 top speed limiter on my truck due to so many driveshafts breaking on trucks already..
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rgvsierra
pretty darn fast,

i purposly put a 125 top speed limiter on my truck due to so many driveshafts breaking on trucks already..
ecsb means 72" shaft right? Yeh...bad news losing one of those at 130.

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If you tune, this table works well to tie your WOT rpm and speed points together....if you care.
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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the calculator dewmanshu posts shows 138.5. im pretty sure its over 130 because im runnin 120mph when the tach sits exactly on 5000(which the calculator dosent agree with?
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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and this one shows 143....http://www.mustang123.com/calculator...Calculator.asp
this calculator also agrees with me going 120 at 5000 rpm, so i feel more comfortable using this one for reference since everything agrees.

how are yall coming up with 125-130?
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Old Mar 6, 2006 | 01:48 PM
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With my 265/70 17 and 3.73's in thirs at 5750 it came to 141, or at least thats what a few people came up with, if that gives you any idea.
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3rd gear on the dyno for me was around 140mph @ 6500
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Old Mar 8, 2006 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by bluecajun5.3
3rd gear on the dyno for me was around 140mph @ 6500
how do you figure third gear....dont our trucks have 4......if they have 3 i will discontinue my membership to this site
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