Re: What about the 25K 105mph V8 Patrician?

Posted by Rusty O\'Toole On 2011/4/9 11:14:48
"Even if there is authoritative documentation of the test and/or my parts cataloug is in error i find it nearly impossible to believe that such a short axle ratio would have been used (stock Standard or otherwise) for such a test with the speeds in excess of 100mph and track specifications/environment conditions as stated in the test articles."

Factory specs for that engine are 260HP @ 4600 RPM. Do you find it hard to believe a Packard engine would actually rev that high? Or that it could run at full throttle for 250 hours without blowing up?

Keep in mind we are talking about a car that weighs between 4500 and 5000 pounds with the driver and a full load of fuel. With a body the size of a small bus, and the streamlining of a brick. Driving on a banked oval track through cold wet dense fall air, and even rain.

I don't see how they could have gotten the required speed with any lower gear ratio.

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