Flying mile question

[wuzzzer]

Tonight I felt like opening the ol' SHO up a bit. I took it out on a road I
had never driven before. Turns out it had a 3-4 mile straight-away that was,
for the most part, completely flat. Hmm. I had always wondered how fast I
could get going in 1 mile.
So, I drove up a ways and made sure there weren't any cars coming from either
way. Turned around, came to a complete stop. Looked down at my odometer,
floored it, and I was on my way.
The first block at the most was sloped downhill a little, then the rest was
completely flat. Obviously that helped my acceleration a bit.
As the car shifted into 4th at 115, I kicked myself for not turning O/D off
so I could keep in the upper revs.
Anyway, I had to slow down after going just over 9/10 of a mile.
130 MPH.
I bet if I would have been able to do a full mile and had O/D off I would
just about reach 144.
Anyone else do a test like this in their SHO? Curious as to how fast others
travel in a mile. Thanks!

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[98BigSHO]

137 is max in 3rd gear ..... Its hard to say if you could make that 144 mark in one mile.

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[This message has been edited by 98BigSHO (edited 10-28-2001).]

 

[stephen newberg]

Have not tried to check the speed at the end of a 1 mile FT run. Pickup is very fast on the upper end though, so it is possible that with the O/D off you can get to max about when you get to the end of the mile.

Be careful out there.

pax, smn

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[Vudak49]

Best I've "not ever done" is 135 with O/D on... You're s'posed to take it off? I've only done it once so I'm hoping I didn't screw up the car too bad... But why do you take it off? I'm curious to know...

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Thanks,
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[LASTSHO]

I believe Paul Nimz from the V8 list reached 144 in just over a mile. He has alot of modifications under the hood...homemade...but very helpful none the less.

Email the list about it...you'd get a response from him I bet

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[wuzzzer]

Wow, who dug up this old thread?

Turning O/D off will make the car stay in 3rd gear longer. Usually if you have O/D on, the car will shift to 4th gear around 115mph. The engine will pull harder in 3rd gear at those speeds.

 

[SHODWN]

Email him directly.. the list is good for nothing, but a ton of ********

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