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david handa (Davehanda)
Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 968
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 9:12 pm: | |
Paul,
That is a car worthy of taking to a dyno and see what kind of hp it is putting out. Cost? About $100. Go do it, and let us know what you have there...inquiring minds want to know. :-) |
Newman (Newman)
Intermediate Member
Username: Newman
Post Number: 1201
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 8:39 pm: | |
Interesting yes David, but mine has the euro single distributor, anza exhaust, no smog, 10.8:1 pistons, ported heads and rejetted carbs. The cams are stock however. It still wanted to go but I was concerned about a total catastrophic explosion if i held it at 8k for more than a minute or so. Thanks for the info. |
david handa (Davehanda)
Member
Username: Davehanda
Post Number: 964
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 8:30 pm: | |
Interesting, but I don't think a US spec 78-79 308 will do more than an actual 140-145 mph according to period magazines. |
Bob Campen (Bob308gts)
Member
Username: Bob308gts
Post Number: 653
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 8:09 pm: | |
Don't know the revs per mile of the TRX tires, so I looked up the R&T test of a 308GTS. MPH per 1000 RPM in 5th gear 20.7 x 8000 RPM =165.6 MPH |
Newman (Newman)
Intermediate Member
Username: Newman
Post Number: 1200
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 - 7:43 pm: | |
Just took my 308 down the freeway. 5th gear, 8000rpm, gas pedal on the floor stop. It was a fairly level road and not windy out. I didnt look at the speedo and perhaps the tach reads high (maybe). Anyone care to do the math to see how fast I was actually going? Im running TRX stock tires, 3.71 axle ratio but at the moment I dont know the ratio for 5th gear. Its a 79 US spec 308.
Thanks in advance.
Paul. |