Top speed question.
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Top speed question.
So I have a 99 FRC 383 S/C putting down 750 RWHP with the rev limiter set at 7000. What would be my top speed? Would I get there in 5th gear or 6th? Tran is stock and rpm diff is stock gearing. With my power level would 6th gear be usable to top it out?
Melting Slicks
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For a MN6 with 3:42s its about 3mph per 100 rpm in 5th. Found a good chart for you, its a few posts down.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...each-gear.html
Even if you had the power it took to redline 6th....you'd just sheer that tiny gear right off.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...each-gear.html
Even if you had the power it took to redline 6th....you'd just sheer that tiny gear right off.
ISIS SUCKS FAT CHOAD
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For a MN6 with 3:42s its about 3mph per 100 rpm in 5th. Found a good chart for you, its a few posts down.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...each-gear.html
Even if you had the power it took to redline 6th....you'd just sheer that tiny gear right off.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...each-gear.html
Even if you had the power it took to redline 6th....you'd just sheer that tiny gear right off.
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at least 205 to 210 mph if all the parts hold together.7,k rpm for any amount of time you will be pushing it sooner or later.
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Unless your running a 345/35/18 for instance where 6400rpm would put you around 202mph. 26" tire your gonna spin over 7k to hit 200mph in 5th. I wouldn't try going to 6th on a stock trans
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checks. ops tested that myself 3-4 times
and what size rear tire are you running? from that, it's simple math to determine speed at a given RPM (though not accounting for tire swell due to heat & such)
and what size rear tire are you running? from that, it's simple math to determine speed at a given RPM (though not accounting for tire swell due to heat & such)
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It is 215 mph at 7k in 5th with the standard C5 or C6 trans, Not the C5 Z06 trans. That would be a little less speed. With the C6 trans, 3.42 gears and 345 30 19 tires I went 215mph at 7k rpm at the Texas Mile.
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MPH per RPM in each gear with MN6 transmission, 3.42 rear end and stock 26.6" tire
RPM 1 2 3 4 5 6
500 4 7 9 12 16 23
600 5 8 11 14 19 28
700 6 9 12 16 22 32
800 7 10 14 19 25 37
900 8 12 16 21 28 42
1000 9 13 18 23 31 46
1100 10 14 20 26 34 51
1200 10 16 21 28 38 56
1300 11 17 23 30 41 60
1400 12 18 25 32 44 65
1500 13 20 27 35 47 70
1600 14 21 29 37 50 74
1700 15 22 30 39 53 79
1800 16 23 32 42 56 83
1900 17 25 34 44 60 88
2000 17 26 36 46 63 93
2100 18 27 37 49 66 97
2200 19 29 39 51 69 102
2300 20 30 41 53 72 107
2400 21 31 43 56 75 111
2500 22 33 45 58 78 116
2600 23 34 46 60 81 121
2700 24 35 48 63 85 125
2800 24 36 50 65 88 130
2900 25 38 52 67 91 135
3000 26 39 54 70 94 139
3100 27 40 55 72 97 144
3200 28 42 57 74 100 148
3300 29 43 59 77 103 153
3400 30 44 61 79 107 158
3500 31 46 62 81 110 162
3600 31 47 64 83 113 167
3700 32 48 66 86 116 172
3800 33 50 68 88 119 176
3900 34 51 70 90 122 181
4000 35 52 71 93 125 186
4100 36 53 73 95 128 190
4200 37 55 75 97 132 195
4300 37 56 77 100 135 199
4400 38 57 78 102 138 204
4500 39 59 80 104 141 209
4600 40 60 82 107 144 213
4700 41 61 84 109 147 218
4800 42 63 86 111 150 223
4900 43 64 87 114 154 227
5000 44 65 89 116 157 232
5100 44 66 91 118 160 237
5200 45 68 93 121 163 241
5300 46 69 95 123 166 246
5400 47 70 96 125 169 250
5500 48 72 98 128 172 255
5600 49 73 100 130 176 260
5700 50 74 102 132 179 264
5800 51 76 103 135 182 269
5900 51 77 105 137 185 274
6000 52 78 107 139 188 278
6100 53 79 109 141 191 283
6200 54 81 111 144 194 288
6300 55 82 112 146 197 292
6400 56 83 114 148 201 297
6500 57 85 116 151 204 301
6600 58 86 118 153 207 306
6700 58 87 120 155 210 311
6800 59 89 121 158 213 315
6900 60 90 123 160 216 320
7000 61 91 125 162 219 325
Taken from:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/c5-tec...-mn6-gear.html
RPM 1 2 3 4 5 6
500 4 7 9 12 16 23
600 5 8 11 14 19 28
700 6 9 12 16 22 32
800 7 10 14 19 25 37
900 8 12 16 21 28 42
1000 9 13 18 23 31 46
1100 10 14 20 26 34 51
1200 10 16 21 28 38 56
1300 11 17 23 30 41 60
1400 12 18 25 32 44 65
1500 13 20 27 35 47 70
1600 14 21 29 37 50 74
1700 15 22 30 39 53 79
1800 16 23 32 42 56 83
1900 17 25 34 44 60 88
2000 17 26 36 46 63 93
2100 18 27 37 49 66 97
2200 19 29 39 51 69 102
2300 20 30 41 53 72 107
2400 21 31 43 56 75 111
2500 22 33 45 58 78 116
2600 23 34 46 60 81 121
2700 24 35 48 63 85 125
2800 24 36 50 65 88 130
2900 25 38 52 67 91 135
3000 26 39 54 70 94 139
3100 27 40 55 72 97 144
3200 28 42 57 74 100 148
3300 29 43 59 77 103 153
3400 30 44 61 79 107 158
3500 31 46 62 81 110 162
3600 31 47 64 83 113 167
3700 32 48 66 86 116 172
3800 33 50 68 88 119 176
3900 34 51 70 90 122 181
4000 35 52 71 93 125 186
4100 36 53 73 95 128 190
4200 37 55 75 97 132 195
4300 37 56 77 100 135 199
4400 38 57 78 102 138 204
4500 39 59 80 104 141 209
4600 40 60 82 107 144 213
4700 41 61 84 109 147 218
4800 42 63 86 111 150 223
4900 43 64 87 114 154 227
5000 44 65 89 116 157 232
5100 44 66 91 118 160 237
5200 45 68 93 121 163 241
5300 46 69 95 123 166 246
5400 47 70 96 125 169 250
5500 48 72 98 128 172 255
5600 49 73 100 130 176 260
5700 50 74 102 132 179 264
5800 51 76 103 135 182 269
5900 51 77 105 137 185 274
6000 52 78 107 139 188 278
6100 53 79 109 141 191 283
6200 54 81 111 144 194 288
6300 55 82 112 146 197 292
6400 56 83 114 148 201 297
6500 57 85 116 151 204 301
6600 58 86 118 153 207 306
6700 58 87 120 155 210 311
6800 59 89 121 158 213 315
6900 60 90 123 160 216 320
7000 61 91 125 162 219 325
Taken from:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/c5-tec...-mn6-gear.html
Racer
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hey
hey physics dude,,,,i am running a 27.5" or 28" tall rear tire and may be making 875 rwhp....I am running the t 6060 tranny so I think the tranny could handle 6th gear....what do you think would be my top speed? what do you think would be the top speed of a twin turbo car making 1100 ish rear wheel? in the 240's or better...maybe 230 plus mph for 875 rear wheel?
cool thread!! how much does weight factor in to this equation?
cool thread!! how much does weight factor in to this equation?
