How fast was i going?
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How fast was i going?
My speedo cable is busted, but the other morning coming home from work i got a chance to kinda open her up on the LIE..
I was in 5th gear and i had it at 6k for a bit, and then 5k(which isent that fast i know)
just curious how fast 6k is in 5th gear is in a S4.
Thanks!
I was in 5th gear and i had it at 6k for a bit, and then 5k(which isent that fast i know)
just curious how fast 6k is in 5th gear is in a S4.
Thanks!
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pretty much you were at top speed. about 135-140 (s4)
the highest i've gone in my fc was 125.. i got scared... it was relitivly smooth and stable.. again, children... dont try going 125 on a daily basis. it is dangerous and extreamly illigal. you will go strait to jail.
Besides the point. at 125 i was at 4500-5k rpms
again, quite exhilerating.
-Markus
the highest i've gone in my fc was 125.. i got scared... it was relitivly smooth and stable.. again, children... dont try going 125 on a daily basis. it is dangerous and extreamly illigal. you will go strait to jail.
Besides the point. at 125 i was at 4500-5k rpms
again, quite exhilerating.
-Markus
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Umm my s4 was at 5.4k in 5th and i was damn near 160, but I had messed up tires. My spedo was only readin like 148, but the calculators seem to work pretty good so u can just go use one of those.
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Originally posted by Grey_Ghost_#7
in theory yes, but take account drag ,rotating mass, etc etc.... i know in 4th gear pegged its like 138mph range. not that i know... I never speed
in theory yes, but take account drag ,rotating mass, etc etc.... i know in 4th gear pegged its like 138mph range. not that i know... I never speed
At any rate the calculator tells me 7k in 4th with 225/50-15s is right around 140 with a 4.10 rear gear.
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it depends if you're runing stock-sized tires or bigger or smaller tires/rims. If size is not stock, than you have to count for speedo error. Bigger than stock, your speed is higher than speedo, if smaller than stock, your actual speed is lower than speedo.
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your speedo is calibrated for stock sized tires, and those are 15x6 rims with 205/15/60 tires. If you use different rim/tire combo and your wheel outer diameter was changed your speedo might not be acurate.
try this:
http://miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
try this:
http://miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
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using link above I've got:
Speedometer reding non-stock tire is 0.03% too fast.
When your speedo reads 60MPH, you are actually traveling 59.8 MPH.
dr0x: just curous, how did you get that 1% (did you round 0.03% up?), I asking because I dont know the formula and I would like to know :-)
Speedometer reding non-stock tire is 0.03% too fast.
When your speedo reads 60MPH, you are actually traveling 59.8 MPH.
dr0x: just curous, how did you get that 1% (did you round 0.03% up?), I asking because I dont know the formula and I would like to know :-)
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Just to remind all of you guys that are pedal heavy here......Realize that when you are traveling upwards of 4000 rpm that your water pump can't do it's job. I used to haul *** around the 75 and 275 exchanges donig about 140-150 in my GTU but it really isn't all that good for the cooling system. No water is circulating when you are above 4k rpm so everything in the block is just heating up in place.
-Lee
-Lee
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Originally posted by BlackFC_NYC
looks like around 6k in 5th gear im pretty damn close to 160.....
since right now i have stock sized rims and tires
looks like around 6k in 5th gear im pretty damn close to 160.....
since right now i have stock sized rims and tires
-Shawn
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