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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dbratten
Unless your car has had the rear gears changed to 4.00 or you're running a 23" tall tire 155 MPH is around 4700 RPM. Perhaps you were on the cell phone again?
Maybe, I'll take a closer look next time.
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Old Apr 14, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by smdio
190 here as well

highway on my way to six-flags amusement park in N.J.

only time ive ever used 6th gear. wide open road with no cars in sight. figured id see what she could do

z-51, mn6, headers, b&b exhaust, vararam intake, tune
If the car can due loops there would be no need to go to the amusment parks
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Old Apr 17, 2006 | 04:17 PM
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Take it to the track or the autobahn.
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