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nkaminar · 06-06-2025, 01:41 PM

With a 3.74 rear end, 30 inch diameter tires, at 5,000 rpm the car would be going close to 120 mph. At 10,000 rpm the car would be going close to 240 mph.

old31 · 06-07-2025, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by nkaminar

With a 3.74 rear end, 30 inch diameter tires, at 5,000 rpm the car would be going close to 120 mph. At 10,000 rpm the car would be going close to 240 mph.

Well, that sounds perfectly ok with me!

TomInCologne · 06-08-2025, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by old31

Well, that sounds perfectly ok with me!

i assume he is using an hc head?

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06-06-2025, 01:41 PM	#1
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,850	Re: What top speed translates to maximum revs? With a 3.74 rear end, 30 inch diameter tires, at 5,000 rpm the car would be going close to 120 mph. At 10,000 rpm the car would be going close to 240 mph. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.