I would think that torque and gearing / gear ratio would have more to do with acceleration, especially roll-on. James in Denver
Well my car has kind of low gearing. At 125, I'm pulling 6.5k. The car really is never in a low RPM range, and accelerates quickly in what ever gear it's in. I usually shift from 1st to 3rd at 10mph and it's like I didn't skip a gear. And yes, gearing and torque have to do with accelleration, but 200lbs of torque? It's not really worth mentioning. If the car had 400lbs of torque, and 230hp and I was wondering why the car had pretty good acceleration well that would obviously be the reason.
Are you in 5th gear pulling an indicated 125 @ 6500 rpm? The gearing for that year car in 5th gear at 6500 rpm is 137.
I too was surprised my glass has the power it does for 30 yr old car. It goes like stink for what it is, and the carbs sound heavenly at 5k and over...i would say its not much slower than my tr once its revved up.
No, I am not surprised by the car pulling 6500 in 5th gear, I am surprised that your speedo shows only 125! The speedo is usually opposite at that speed, and shows more like 145. When I am at 6900rpm in 5th gear, my car shows about 160. That is the first time I have heard of one showing too low a speed.
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