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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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Mind, a terrible thing to waste....
Stay off drugs...
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 07:44 PM
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I wish mine would even hit 70 without death wobble :/
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by CPTslackass
My 84 corvettes speedo stops at 85. I had it on max for over an hour once! I'm scared!
Seriously? I figured those would stop at around 160 or so.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 08:53 PM
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What is your gearing?
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by XJ.89.Limited
I wish mine would even hit 70 without death wobble :/
You can fix that.

Originally Posted by Hamster
Seriously? I figured those would stop at around 160 or so.
Depends on the year.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 11:01 PM
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simple...
go 70 for a hour.
stop for gas cause you know you will need it.
go 70 for another hour....
see the lil stop makes it start all over.

or 70 for 55 min then 60 for 5 min then 70 for 55 min and repeat till you make it to where your going.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 11:06 PM
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Nah, your right, most would have to stop for gas.
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
Nah, your right, most would have to stop for gas.
i know i would
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 11:10 PM
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:laughng: i actually got a solid 3 hours of driving at 65-70 in my XJ. I was shocked!
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
i actually got a solid 3 hours of driving at 65-70 in my XJ. I was shocked!
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 12:18 AM
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I did an hour and a half at 80 four times in two weeks thanks to the federal gubment losing my fingerprints for my Commercial Driver's License..

I wanna see this owner's manual. Pix or it ain't real.
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 12:19 AM
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Originally Posted by CPTslackass
My 84 corvettes speedo stops at 85. I had it on max for over an hour once! I'm scared!

The bar graph stops at 85. The digital readout is good for more.
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 12:59 AM
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My 2.5 td cruises at 80-85 for a 300 mile drive when i first bought it,no problems.Im guessing your 4.0litres would do 100mph all day long,without police about.
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 02:20 AM
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ok so my friend was sitting in the car and read it. I was driving at the time so i didn't read it all. Now i have and it only applys to mud tire. Sorry for the scare, But we all leaned something new about corvettes
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Old Jul 14, 2012 | 02:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Radi

The bar graph stops at 85. The digital readout is good for more.
My digital readout has some sun fade, so it's unreadable lol. Gotta pull the whole unit out and have someone rebuild it.

Here's a good one, my alfa's gauge goes up to 140mph. The cars top speed is 115mph! :-p



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