Re: Increasing top speed
Posted by Ken Sadler On 2012/3/27 10:04:09
That's all good advice - thank you all.
I think I will invest in a small tachometer - maybe locate it on a swing-bracket so I can pull it down from behind the dash when I want to see it and then push it back out of the way to preserve the original appearance. That little digital type might be perfect.
Before I spend money on higher diff gearing, I will check the rpm. Dave's table shows that at 40mph the engine should only be doing 1800rpm.
Assuming a safe limit of 2500 rpm, even if that's for short periods, that would equate to 55 mph which would be more than adequate. My problem is as PackardV8 said - I try not to be a rolling road block as folks tends not to have any patience at all these days.
Hopefully it might just be a case of my hearing playing tricks on me and the engine might be easily pushed more than I think it can....... mini- tachometer it is I think.
I have to confess that the slow speed issues came to a head on Sunday afternoon when I drove the Packard to the pub after having had a spin in my new toy, aquired the day before............
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I think I will invest in a small tachometer - maybe locate it on a swing-bracket so I can pull it down from behind the dash when I want to see it and then push it back out of the way to preserve the original appearance. That little digital type might be perfect.
Before I spend money on higher diff gearing, I will check the rpm. Dave's table shows that at 40mph the engine should only be doing 1800rpm.
Assuming a safe limit of 2500 rpm, even if that's for short periods, that would equate to 55 mph which would be more than adequate. My problem is as PackardV8 said - I try not to be a rolling road block as folks tends not to have any patience at all these days.
Hopefully it might just be a case of my hearing playing tricks on me and the engine might be easily pushed more than I think it can....... mini- tachometer it is I think.
I have to confess that the slow speed issues came to a head on Sunday afternoon when I drove the Packard to the pub after having had a spin in my new toy, aquired the day before............
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