Originally posted by Contouraholic:
He must have O.D. off. That would limit the top speed to about 90 and bump the limiter.
What RPM are doing when you hit 90?
A little more info would help...
I don't see how being in 3rd is going to keep him from hitting the rev limiter rather than the speed limiter--the gearing (assuming a 1.0 3rd & 3.92 axle) is sufficient for 120+ mph.
On a closed track, my '95 V6/ATX had no trouble banging off the 112mph speed limiter with O/D off.
I'd tend to suspect secondaries...90 in 4th equates to 3500-ish rpm (and, oh, ~80hp available the wheels on a healthy V6/ATX), so with a right foot buried in the carpet they should be opened by this point. If they don't open, torque continues dropping like rats off a sinking ship, so aerodynamic drag and rolling resistance (~50hp of tractive effort needed at 90mph) will soon eat up what horsepower isn't squandered through the ATX.
B. Riley
Melbourne, FL
'01 Camry LE V6/5-spd
Was: '00 Black/Tan SVT Contour #560 - Sold 3/26/03
Before that: '95 Champ/Blue Contour GL V6 ATX
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