slickfx3

i get to 85 so fast it's a danger and a joke,

who makes a remedy for not so much effort and money?

minitech

Here you go, someone just did it

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...m-repaint.html

Easy Mike

Who says God forsook anything?

qwank

late '79 to '82 on the C3s

Easy Mike

That's blasphemy.

qwank

I never drive faster than 85 in mine so it really doesn't bother me at all. I might swap the speedo out for a 140mph if I found one at a good deal and because I can't leave anything alone

slickfx3

i don't drive faster that that either, but i get to the end on the freeways often and frankly it's useless there

ddawson

Late 80's is when most were finally replaced. I know my 88 Mustang still had an 85MPH.

My 1988 Mazda RX7 does not.

qwank

you don't like watching the needle bounce off the stop?

speedreed8

http://corvetteinstrumentservice.com/

Captain bob

i just took mine to 140mph for a mile or so but air started to lift front end and i am not going to put a air foil in front however no spare tire carrier definitely helps the air out the rear thru vents.car was well planted in rear.1971 convertible with top down.

qwank

you guys are brave. all I do while driving fast is think "if something ever happened right now..." and then I get visions of fiberglass, metal and my body parts scattered across the highway.

COOLTED

I have had mine only up to about 95, but I had an '84 Trans-Am that has seen 167 a few times. Had the 85mph speedo, I calculated 167 from gear ratio, tire diameter and RPM.

slickfx3

i really don't like speeding, just going with the flow, and when i have to pass, that's when the speedo sucks, i can't be doing any calculations, tire tire dia, gear ratio etc...lol

minitech

Would you go with the 140 mph or the 165 mph?

That service looks like the way to go to fix the issue.

Captain bob

i cannot call it brave more of a controlled condition two lanes north and two lanes south with 100' divider .i put the car on the dotted line and put the hammer down but like i said air gets under front end and you begin to lose steering at 140 mph so you just take your foot off pedal and regain control then you go to posted exit "20mph" it is a wide 180 degree turn so i took it faster and faster till i had it right at 70mph.anyways i don`t want to ramble on but just to let you know what the c-3 69 to 72 is capable of.my speedo is a 160mph but you definitely need a front air fold to keep her on the ground.

MotorHead

You guys got it good, in Canada the speedo went to 85km/h about 55mph

MotorHead

Mine is very stable and not scary at all at 120+mph, the design of the 80-82 C3's makes them feel planted at high speeds. I had a friend who had a '75 383ci Vette with a 4speed and it ran 11.50's but to see it go down the it didn't look very good.

It squatted and the front lifted and stayed lifted all the way down to the end. Not sure about mine but it feels like the front is staying down at 120mph in the 1/4 mile but I am not sure. You need to put a chin spoiler like the 78-79's have to keep the front from lifting

Rebelrob

What is even more special , is if you have an 85 MPH speed that has the 55 mph hash mark highlighted in red or white or some different color from the rest of the numbers.

"Fifty Five Stay Alive" Officer Frank 'Ponch' Poncherello- California Highway Patrol

AboveTheLogic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nation...w#Speedometers