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Old 10-17-2018, 01:12 PM
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Does anyone know the top speed in each of the gears for the Stingray A8?
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Originally Posted by Mensan150
Does anyone know the top speed in each of the gears for the Stingray A8?
Have it for my M7 Grand Sport. These are the speeds and gear ratios. You can do the math and get yours:
1st 50 mph 2.97:1
2nd 72 mph 2.07:1
3rd 104 mph 1.43:1 (test that often! )
4th 149 1:1
5th 209 (theoretical) 0.71:1
6th 261 (theoretical) 0.57:1
7th 310 (theoretical) 0.48:1 (achievable with a AA/Fuel engine but the spider gears will go well before you get close! )

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5th 209 (theoretical) 0.71:1
5th 261 (theoretical) 0.57:1
5th 310 (theoretical) 0.48:1 (achievable with a AA/Fuel engine but the spider gears will go well before you get close!
Wow! You have three fifth gears. Impressive.

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Man...it's not difficult to get to those speeds, either! 90 comes REALLY fast in these cars!
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Wow! You have three fifth gears. Impressive.
Well they are all overdrive. So maybe 4th+ 4th++ and 4th+++ or Overdrive 1, Overdrive 2 and Overdrive 3.
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Originally Posted by Mensan150
Does anyone know the top speed in each of the gears for the Stingray A8?
A8 with 2.73 rear axle. 1-6


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Originally Posted by mschuyler
Wow! You have three fifth gears. Impressive.
Yep my copy and paste missed changing the last two 5s to 6th & 7th

This response is from my phone. What a P I A

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Originally Posted by Billy346
Man...it's not difficult to get to those speeds, either! 90 comes REALLY fast in these cars!

Yes, I've already noticed that 100 mph rolls up very, very rapidly.
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Yes, I've already noticed that 100 mph rolls up very, very rapidly.
Found that out early just passing a slow truck on a two-lane highway. Didn't even downshift, punched it a little, not all the way, and voila! 105 mph.

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