--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "Jake" <jkampho@xxxx> wrote: > Well, as expected, the cable channel "E!" finally did a True Hollywood Story on Jim Varney. They quickly discuss his DeLorean ownership and show a quick shot of one. > > Here's what's funny: They have an old friend of Jim's talk about the night they went for a drive so Jim could show him how fast the DeLorean goes. This man seems to remember going 147 MPH. > > I suppose what they don't know can't hurt them in this case. --Unless this DeLorean had some serious modifications. Trent?? > > > Jake > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Well, if you take what DMC Joe said the rev limit on the PRV6 was, 5500 rpm, divide it by the gear ratio in 5th, .8205, divide by the final drive ratio of 3.44, multiply by the rear tire circumference of approximately 79.325 inches, divide by 12 to get inches per minute, divide by 5,280 to get miles per minute and multiply by 60 to get miles per hour, you come up with a top speed of about 146.377 miles per hour. John Yeoman