RE: 0 to 50 and 60 mph.

[Brian Honnold <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>]

There's nothing wrong with your car Dan.  That new motor mount will give 
you at least two seconds. ƒÞ

The time it takes you to look at your watch easily costs you two seconds 
total.  Plus with wet roads, wheelspin and incorrect shift points, no 
wonder you had awful times.

Brian Honnold
'78 Rocco Ragtop

On Thursday, September 17, 1998 3:27 PM, Daniel A. Nowlan 
[SMTP:nowlan@flash.net] wrote:
> At 17:37 9/17/98 -0400, Mark A Peele wrote:
> >There is something seriously wrong with your car (if those times are
> >correct).
> >
> >At worst, 0-60 should be in the 10-11 second range . . .
>
> How 'bout ya' give me some *constructive* criticism instead of telling me
> my car doesn't run right?
>
> My car runs well.  That doesn't mean I know how to drive it properly for
> this kind of thing, though.  When should I be up-shifting?  How many r's 
is
> recommended for this?  Redline it in each gear?  And again, I was using 
my
> wrist watch's second hand to time it.  I'm *sure* those numbers aren't
> overly accurate or precise.  Thanks.
>
> Dan
> '86 8v red martian (for now)
>
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