!172mph in a Ws6!
Originally Posted by Diolar Magnum
so what would you need to effectively utilize 6th? 450+rwhp? or what? I hadnt thought about the drag issue because I am ****** dumb. 
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Hey guys that's one of my vids, sardog46 told me about this thread today so I thought I'd show my face 
I think there's a couple of my ORR vids floating around e-land somewhere ? I'll answer a few questions about the car that you guys seem to have. It's got the stock 3.42 gears in it and that was using 5th turning between 6000-6100 rpms on an internally stock engine. Elevation there is 6000 ft and D/A was almost 9000 ft 
Definitely was taking a hp hit that high up.
BTW that was not WOT. The car still had another 4-5 mph left in it, but I could've been DQ'd for anything over my tech speed of 168 mph, I just HAD to find out what 170 felt like that's all
I think there's a couple of my ORR vids floating around e-land somewhere ? I'll answer a few questions about the car that you guys seem to have. It's got the stock 3.42 gears in it and that was using 5th turning between 6000-6100 rpms on an internally stock engine. Elevation there is 6000 ft and D/A was almost 9000 ft Definitely was taking a hp hit that high up.BTW that was not WOT. The car still had another 4-5 mph left in it, but I could've been DQ'd for anything over my tech speed of 168 mph, I just HAD to find out what 170 felt like that's all
Nice
I figured these motors would hold up to it but i've never held 5k+ rpm any longer than to stage a highway race. hehe.
What guages do you have in your vents? I noticed the one on the left was beginning to creep up, I guess thats water or oil. What other mods have you done to help with the high speed runs? Rear end cover to help with temps, engine oil cooler ect?
I figured these motors would hold up to it but i've never held 5k+ rpm any longer than to stage a highway race. hehe.
What guages do you have in your vents? I noticed the one on the left was beginning to creep up, I guess thats water or oil. What other mods have you done to help with the high speed runs? Rear end cover to help with temps, engine oil cooler ect?
Last edited by SmokingWS6; May 27, 2005 at 02:23 AM.
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Originally Posted by 00firebird
correct me if im wrong, but wouldnt a numerically higher gear ratio (4.10s' for example) make the top end gears even longer? for a better top end wouldn't you want like a 2.73?
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From: LaConner WA
Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
Nice
I figured these motors would hold up to it but i've never held 5k+ rpm any longer than to stage a highway race. hehe.
What guages do you have in your vents? I noticed the one on the left was beginning to creep up, I guess thats water or oil. What other mods have you done to help with the high speed runs? Rear end cover to help with temps, engine oil cooler ect?
I figured these motors would hold up to it but i've never held 5k+ rpm any longer than to stage a highway race. hehe.
What guages do you have in your vents? I noticed the one on the left was beginning to creep up, I guess thats water or oil. What other mods have you done to help with the high speed runs? Rear end cover to help with temps, engine oil cooler ect?
