[Spridgets] calculating speed

[Weslake1330 at aol.com]

You need more power and less drag rather than different gearing to make  this 
happen.  The engine in my Sprite will safely rev to 8000rpm but makes  less 
power than it does at 7000rpm so consequently the car is geared for top  speed 
a lot less than 8000rpm.
 
W e s l a k e 1330
 
In a message dated 23/10/2008 20:59:54 GMT Daylight Time,  
mhagopian at hoppetool.com writes:

Well I  guess you all will cringe on this... 100mph is about 30mph slower
then what  Id like to to go... the 4.22 is in now and I can see that its not
going to  be enough! going to scout around for a 3.9 (maybe with an LSD),
Also see  what we can do with this motor, bring it up around 8000RPM
(currently the  MSD has a 7k chip in it) see how well it does!

I can wait to see the  responses to a 130mph sprite :)