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1. Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:35:00 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; How is it that folks are able to claim such high speeds on "Stock" spridgets? On my '74 Midget, I am at approximately 4500 rpms well into the mid 70mph range. My yellow line starts at 5500, I think.; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00918.html (7,527 bytes)
2. Re: Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 21:25:49 -0400; Charles 1972, I owned a bone stock 67 Sprite (1275) I took it down the Parkway and I had the speedo needle on the "E" in Main Beam I would guess this at 115 mph. But the BOOK SAYS it will never do 10; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00919.html (9,004 bytes)
3. Re: Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:32:12 -0000charset="iso-8859-1"; oh my! me thinks we need to do a road test on my poor old decrepit bugeye! it's a 2 mile flying run from storage to my garage at home! the "keep it at the speed limit " desires all seem to fly out th; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00920.html (8,690 bytes)
4. Re: Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 04:26:25 -0400; The mid-70s Spridgets had a 3.9 rear end, which is what is coming into play for any factory claim of 100mph. (see my last email about road test cars creeping into redline for a bit more speed) For th; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00931.html (8,666 bytes)
5. Re: Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 05:42:13 -0500; I'd like to add one item to this discussion. Just changing the effective rear end ratio, such as by adding an overdrive won't necessarily raise the car's top speed if the engine can't pull the gear.; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00936.html (7,907 bytes)
6. Re: Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 07:23:53 EDT; Top speed is limited by engine BHP assuming the gearing is correct. I would guess that there are some 5 speed cars on 3.9 diffs that will attain a higher top speed in 4th (assuming a tuned engine th; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00939.html (7,875 bytes)
7. Re: Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 13:17:20 +0100charset="iso-8859-1"; Top speed in my 1500 midget is higher when I am in o/drive, as the engine does pull well enough to use the xtra gear, but then as I have said the engine is mildly tuned. What really governs top speed; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00940.html (7,757 bytes)
8. Re[2]: Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 08:31:38 -0700; Hello listers.. what everyone seems to be missing in the general discussion about top speed, engine horsepower, gearing, OD, etc.... not ONE has mentioned.. aerodynamics.... ... if i recall correclty; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00948.html (9,335 bytes)
9. Re: Amazing top speeds? Was: Oh Sh#% (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 16:17:28 -0400charset="iso-8859-1"; It's easy!! They're all bullsh*tters!!! Bob put; /html/spridgets/2000-09/msg00964.html (8,017 bytes)

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