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Max sustained speed of stock Terminator?
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<blockquote data-quote="Digital" data-source="post: 9119679" data-attributes="member: 66214"><p>The WOT 5-6 gear opinion is a widely shared opinion but there is little proof that it will happen.</p><p>It HAS happened to a select few but in the same right there are plenty of people who run 5-6 all the time and don't have a problem.</p><p>As a rule of thumb I would say don't do back to back 5-6 runs and if you're making a lot of boost and you are running a lower then stock compression don't do it either since this is where most of the damage has happened.</p><p></p><p>It is never good to run a engine "flat" out for long periods of time.</p><p>I would say what ever half or 5/8s your max rpm is in your highest gear should be about as fast as you would want to go for anything over 15 minutes.</p><p>If I remember correctly 3500rpm in a cobra is about 120mph in 6th gear.</p><p>Though with stock gears, tires, etc they will go to ~170mph in 5th at ~6500 rpm.</p><p></p><p>I get asked by people (who obviously know nothing about cars) how fast will it go?</p><p>I have lightened my car substantially and have 3.27s so I usually just tell them 200mph.</p><p>Which is probably not far from the truth, not that I can really verify that, nor would I want to.</p><p>If ford would have given us another 1500 or so rpm this car would go much faster (think ferrari)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Digital, post: 9119679, member: 66214"] The WOT 5-6 gear opinion is a widely shared opinion but there is little proof that it will happen. It HAS happened to a select few but in the same right there are plenty of people who run 5-6 all the time and don't have a problem. As a rule of thumb I would say don't do back to back 5-6 runs and if you're making a lot of boost and you are running a lower then stock compression don't do it either since this is where most of the damage has happened. It is never good to run a engine "flat" out for long periods of time. I would say what ever half or 5/8s your max rpm is in your highest gear should be about as fast as you would want to go for anything over 15 minutes. If I remember correctly 3500rpm in a cobra is about 120mph in 6th gear. Though with stock gears, tires, etc they will go to ~170mph in 5th at ~6500 rpm. I get asked by people (who obviously know nothing about cars) how fast will it go? I have lightened my car substantially and have 3.27s so I usually just tell them 200mph. Which is probably not far from the truth, not that I can really verify that, nor would I want to. If ford would have given us another 1500 or so rpm this car would go much faster (think ferrari) [/QUOTE]
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