What am i missing?
#11
I think this is a visual representation of what people are trying to say:
Both lines represent cars with the same gear ratio and will therefore both redline at the same speed. The blue car has more power and will reach this (same) speed faster than the green car.
You could look at it this way too - both lines represent the same car. The green line is stock and the blue line is after power mods. The top speed is still limited, although after the mods it (blue line) will reach top speed in a shorter time.
Both lines represent cars with the same gear ratio and will therefore both redline at the same speed. The blue car has more power and will reach this (same) speed faster than the green car.
You could look at it this way too - both lines represent the same car. The green line is stock and the blue line is after power mods. The top speed is still limited, although after the mods it (blue line) will reach top speed in a shorter time.
#13
Alright...to go back to the original purpose of this thread.
From my rooommate since I'm too lazy to do it myself...the speed for a certain RPM can be calculated with:
{RPM / (gear ratio * final ratio) * [(tire diameter in inches * pi) / (12in/ft)]} / (5280ft/mile) * 60min/hr = mph for that particular rpm
so assuming he'* running a 30 in slick on the car...
7200 * 1 / 4.3 * (30 * 3.14) / 12 / 5280 *60 = 149.3 mph...this doesn't account for converter slip
So, either he'* running larger than a 30" tire, his second gear is overdriven instead of 1:1, or he'* just spouting BS.
From my rooommate since I'm too lazy to do it myself...the speed for a certain RPM can be calculated with:
{RPM / (gear ratio * final ratio) * [(tire diameter in inches * pi) / (12in/ft)]} / (5280ft/mile) * 60min/hr = mph for that particular rpm
so assuming he'* running a 30 in slick on the car...
7200 * 1 / 4.3 * (30 * 3.14) / 12 / 5280 *60 = 149.3 mph...this doesn't account for converter slip
So, either he'* running larger than a 30" tire, his second gear is overdriven instead of 1:1, or he'* just spouting BS.