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Wouldn't tire size play a role?
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Tyre Size
Yes the smaller the rolling diameter of the tyres the faster your speedo will tell you that you are travelling. In effect the final gear ratio has been altered.
Just ONE of the reasons speedometers can be and usually are inaccurate. The error tends to increase in proportion to the speed. The electronics have little to do with ultimate accuracy even if the original calibration is true and this is always in doubt.
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Sorta OT but not quite
I know it's not an SVX, but my 93 Legacy L has been to 130 without any chatter. I could even steer with one hand. Of course, I'm not sure my tranny liked the fact that I was doing 80-something in 4th
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I had my 92 up to 130 dusting a 5.0Mustang.
140 dusting a 2k Camaro but my exit came up so had to let him by. It may have had more but not much. Had my 91 legacy turbo speedo buried past 140 and still pulling. Just wanted to make shure it could do it.
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I got my '95 SVX up to 145 mph on a shallow incline this evening. It felt like it had more left in it, but from what I've read, the speed-limiting electronics kick in at that speed. I'll have to re-test on a flat section of road when I get an opportunity. BTW, I hit my off ramp, which is a 180 degree exit, at about 4x the posted ramp exit speed, couldn't slow it down enough to keep the rubber glued to the asphalt, and ended up almost doing a 360 on the offramp. Once I got things under control, I found myself in a complete 4 wheel drift with the rear end kicked out! It was a kick! :-) Each time I push this car to it limits and beyond, I'm amazed at how easy it is to control.
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I recall hearing somewhere that with the gearing ratios of the stock tranny, with enough hp the car could get up to speeds in excess of 170.. is this true? how much hp would it take to get it up there? thanks
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i heard the same thing...in excess of 170. But I heard that if it was a LITTLE shorter, the engine would be closer to its highest power at a high RPM, and would pull to redline.
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I've only had mine to about 115-120. I made a hour and thirty min trip from chattanooga to atlanta in 45 min. The car felt like I was doing 55-60...but I was scared of cops so I tried to keep at 90-100. The car is hard to drive a long trip at 70 or so, it just wants to keep moving!
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At 135, I could tell NO DIFFERENCE from crusing at 70 except for the fact that there was a bit more wind noise, and everything was going by much faster. Which model SVX do you have? The tightening of steering is a GOOD THING at high speed; it stops you from sneezing and having your car spin out of control; it adds resistance. BTW when I was at 135 I don't remember making any steering corrections...it was that smooth, and that was with my alignment slightly off. Wind drag blowing the car everywhere? Hmm...I don't remember that. Tell me, do you have a rear spoiler? Because I do and I have no problems at high speed...if you don't, maybe thats the problem... Is it possible your alignment was off? Were all your windows and sunroof closed? Was your hood properly latched? I ask that last one because at like 100 i noticed a lot of noise, and when i got home, i realized that the hood wasn't all the way latched. Was your tranny and AWD system working properly? Was the steering pump and rack working right? I don't know why you'd have an experience like that...get back to us. |
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I've noticed a slight improvement since changing my tires, but even my accord rode solid with bad ones.
I do have a rear spoiler. I've always been paranoid about weather my car's been in an accident. There is the issue with the driver's side door not lining up with the rest of the paneling on the car. (By the way, I do remember the advice given to me about how to fix this; I still haven’t gotten around to it.) Also, my car has the black grill between the front headlights, unlike the regular plastic piece I see on every other 92. This suggests to me that the part may have been replaced at one point. It could just be that I still haven’t gotten used to the weight, even after a year and a half of driving it. I don't know. But there's not much I can do about it now anyway. So I'm not going to worry about it. Besides, the car's in good mechanical shape and I've had no major issues. |
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