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hey whats normal top speed for 1st gear..

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Old 06-30-03, 05:05 PM
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33-37 mph if you redline it between 7k-8k.
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about 30mph with the gsl-se rear end
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Oh about 90 MPH.
Try it; it's cool!
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shaddap!

lol...


I say 30ish... I dunno... ill see what my 13b is at her redline..... lol.. some day when i get around to changing in non broken motor mounts



but .... Sterling... do you know how to tune a holley?


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30 sounds correct.
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i heard 45 before... but by experience its about 35-40
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I hit red line at 50km/h
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34 and a half mph

I really hate that buzzer noise!
Old 07-01-03, 08:33 AM
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You should'nt be redlining in first anyway. You're running a bit lean in first (if stock carbed), and should you hit a bump or wet spot, you can blow by redline quite easily- NOT good.

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"but .... Sterling... do you know how to tune a holley?"

No. Does my sig say, "Just send me any old friggin carb and I'll gladly do the research on it, obtain the necessary parts for it, and get it working for you like I'm your personal little carburetor slave?" No, Andrew, it does'nt say that.
(I'm just playing, so keep yer knickers on!)

Not being a wise-***, but it seems to me you should try HERE about your Holley carb.
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Oh c'mon Sterling - when are you NOT a wise-***?
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Originally posted by JIMMY54
I hit red line at 50km/h
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7k RPM=50km/u=33.3mph
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with my bridgeport, I gone up to 45-50mph in 1st, 75mph in 2nd, ~105mph in 3rd. I don't know about 4th yet.
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Originally posted by WackyRotary
with my bridgeport, I gone up to 45-50mph in 1st, 75mph in 2nd, ~105mph in 3rd. I don't know about 4th yet.
You bastard!
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My friend's mechanic pegged the 85 mph speedo in second gear in his 81.

Bridgeported 12A, 48 IDA, stock everything else.
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Originally posted by Sterling
You should'nt be redlining in first anyway. You're running a bit lean in first (if stock carbed), and should you hit a bump or wet spot, you can blow by redline quite easily- NOT good.

Hehe, redlining in first was back in my n00b days... I try to shift at peak power now. Besides... 1st gear is your highest gear ratio made for letting you jump off the line--you'd be wasting time if you brought it all the way to redline, right?
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Before my new RB Streetport exhaust went on... I'd hit about 30-35 in first gear.


Now... I hit 42.
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