Re: Why only 115mph as top speed in 16V?

[16v Jason <jason@scirocco.org>]

At 08:32 PM 5/12/99 , Rich Zuk wrote:
>I did not drop into 4th.  I was just cruuuuiiiiiising along in 5th.   :)


Good thing you didn't, Rich... redline in 4th is somewhere around 110...
don't know where Josiah got those calculations from... but 6500 in 4th is
most certainly _not_ 124mph! (Sorry Josiah! That would be like 8000rpm!)

The reason you topped out at 115 is because you have a longer 5th gear than
stock... Your 0.71 gear is 25% or so longer than the 0.91 stock 5th gear.
Because of that, the stock gear multiplies the engine's torque by 25% more
than yours does.  Ergo, a lower top speed.

Jason


>
>Peace
>rich Z
>
>
>
>
>> Well, according to that neato thingy you sent the list, 4400rpm in an FN
>in 5th
>> gear makes 107mph, so your tach or your speedo is off a little. Maybe your
>car
>> just isn't running right, though. Did you try dropping it into 4th? You
>MIGHT
>> get more speed that way (6500rpm = 124mph, the usual top speed of 16v's)
>>     -Josiah
>>     '84 GTI
>>     '87 QSW
>>     http://bork.hampshire.edu
>>
>> Rich Zuk wrote:
>>
>> > Is it the gear ratios??   Perhaps I have the wrong speedo cable??
>> >
>> > > shit i had my rabbit up to 126 with a 4 K   figure that one out
>> > > jonas
>> > > damn i wish i had a car that runs
>> > >
>> > > Night Shadow wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > Gots to be your tranny, I have had my rocco (1.8 8v Mk1) up to 122
>> > before,
>> > > > I'm running a 2H tranny
>> > > >
>> > > > Eric
>> > > >
>> > > > On Wed, 12 May 1999, Rich Zuk wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > 88 16V with FN tranny, final drive is 3.89 and 5th gear is .71
>> > > > > drving to and from Cincy, I topped out at full throttle at 115mph,
>> > ~4400 rpms.
>> > > > > WHY so little?!!   (Good thing I had Valentine)
>> > > > >
>> > > > > Peace
>> > > > > Rich Z
>> > > > >
>> > > >
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