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Bruce Noland · 04-17-2009, 01:12 PM

Jeff,
Thanks for the info.

The calculators may be off on some combinations but they are usually very close on most.

Dwyndorf,
I know people who are very close to some of these cars. That may surprise you.

A little backup information from Moroso, 146 mph with 30" tires at 7,000 rpm equals 4.3 gears. Pretty darn close to what I have been told. 146 mph with 30" tires at 6,800 rpm equals 4.2 gears - still pretty close.
146 mph at 3,485 pounds (about the average weight) equals 830 horsepower. 3,485 pounds at 146 mph should equal 9.20's et. So it looks like these cars are still running high gears.

BTW the Ford guys told me they were running these gears as well. I can only tell you what they told me. I hope this helps.

04-17-2009, 01:12 PM	#30
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Re: SS/E 2008 Mustang at Atlanta Jeff, Thanks for the info. The calculators may be off on some combinations but they are usually very close on most. Dwyndorf, I know people who are very close to some of these cars. That may surprise you. A little backup information from Moroso, 146 mph with 30" tires at 7,000 rpm equals 4.3 gears. Pretty darn close to what I have been told. 146 mph with 30" tires at 6,800 rpm equals 4.2 gears - still pretty close. 146 mph at 3,485 pounds (about the average weight) equals 830 horsepower. 3,485 pounds at 146 mph should equal 9.20's et. So it looks like these cars are still running high gears. BTW the Ford guys told me they were running these gears as well. I can only tell you what they told me. I hope this helps. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK