Date:         Fri, 17 Oct 1997 14:57:43 -0600
Reply-To:     Eric Small <Eric_Small@SABRE.COM>
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From:         Eric Small <Eric_Small@SABRE.COM>
Subject:      Re: What is rpm @ 70 mph? -Reply
Comments: To: cdes@WELCHLINK.WELCH.JHU.EDU
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Sudhir Desai wrote:
>what are ya tryin ta do?
>make all a'us 17 year olds feel like we're not bein trusted?

I was 17 years old 17 years ago and I still remember how I and my friends
behaved....  NO, 17 year old cannot be trusted !!!   :)

>my van is getting a bigger engine, and I'm getting a tach, but on the old
>engine, there is a built in rev-limiter that kicks in at around 5500 rpm
>but with an automatic, you can't go that fast anyway.

I beg to differ... I can easily run my automatic '86GL right into the red line
;)  ...red fades in on my tach at 5200 and is solid red at 5500. by 5500 I am
traveling at around 92MPH...   can't tell you exactly how fast though as I am
too  busy just then piloting this hurling toaster oven to look down at the
speedo.  =8-O   This is so even with Michelin XGTH 215/65HR15 tires.

he he he
Eric Small
Dallas TX