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Re: [T3] Exhaust limits


On Tue, 2002-02-12 at 19:40, Jim Adney wrote:
> On 12 Feb 2002, at 14:52, Steven Ayres wrote:
> 
> > OK, let me put this question more generally: is anyone getting torque above
> > 4200rpm with a stock exhaust? Please tell us about it.
> 
> I really have no idea. I don't have a tach or a dyno, but I don't sense any real 
> falling off in normal RPMs. Still I'm not sure where "normal" really falls.
> 
> How fast would 4200 RPM be in 2nd & 3rd gear?
> 
My Without Guesswork book shows a 311/361 manual trans equals max speed
84 mph @ 4220 rpm
1st = 18mph @ 4000 rpm
2nd = 34mph @ 4000 rpm
3rd = 56mph @ 4000 rpm
4th = 79mph 2 4000 rpm
This would be with stock 600-15 bias ply tires.

"Your mileage may vary"

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT (It drove)
'71 FB AT 
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org


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