Re: [DML] Re: Another DeLorean on E!

["B Benson" <delornut@xxxx>]

Only problem is 5th is overdriven, less than a 1:1 ratio and the 130HP just
can't get to 5500 in 5th.

Bruce Benson



> 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