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Old 11-30-2008, 10:24 PM
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Re: top speed

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Originally Posted by faze23
so the reason my car wont build rpms after it hits 105-110 range is? i would except the power explanation if i was redlining but im around 38-4k rpms at this time

It takes a good bit of power to push a car that fast. There is a lot of air resistence at that speed and you dont have enough power to push the car any faster. The car being tached out has nothing to do with it. I also hit about 125mph with bolts ons
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