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Re: Jesus man... ALL

posted by  someone claiming to be Jim Gallagher on  Fri Oct 12 18:29 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Do you like living dangerously?

100MPH? In a 245? Did you put a rocket engine in that puppy? How long does it take your 240 to accelerate from, say 70, to 100?

I guess that it's entirely possible...in O/D with an M46 tranny, you're looking at roughly 25mph for every 1000rpm. So 100mph would be about 4000rpm (maybe a touch under), and I know that my b230f easily revs to 4-4.5K in 2nd & 3rd gears. But the wind resistance at that speed is probably incredible, considering the decidely UNaerodynamic design of the 240.

How does the car "feel" at that speed? What's your mileage like after doing that kind of driving?

-Jim





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