<VV> Re: 100mph fc's

[Dennis & Debbie PLEAU]

Living here in Colorado, we have some wide open roads, the interstates are 
75 mph so I drive 75 to 80 regularly.  We had a pretty fast trip to the 
tri-state meet last weekend except we stopped every 50 miles for food or 
potty breaks.  After having a fuel pump fail at the meet and replacing it 
with a fuel pump that was probably an OEM, I decided to caravan back with a 
different group, one of which had a new fuel pump.  They had me lead and I 
couldn't drag them along any faster than 67mph.  I told Debbie, at least we 
would get better mileage and when I checked it and we got 23 mph.   Even 
though Clay Wispell claims FCs have the ballistics of a brick, a 110 will 
move that brick down the road.  I need to put an Aerostar air dam on it.  A 
passing semi, with a cross wind blowing really upset the van even at 67.

No fast driving tonight, we've got 2" of snow on the deck!  Nothing like 
Memorial Day in the Rockies!

dp



>From: N2VZD at aol.com
>To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
>Subject: <VV> Re: 100mph fc's
>Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 19:56:18 EDT
>
>when my rampy was a 4 spd with 110hp engine and 3:55 differential , it  
>would
>go over 100mph on a corrected spyder speedo. that speedo was checked in  
>the
>vehicle with the village radar gun on the seat.
>it was not a speed for the squeamish. it did run down the thruway at 75 -  
>80
>with no problems though.
>the powerglide is all in at 80 + tops, but cruises ok at 70 now.   running
>205r75 14 on 3:55 differential.
>not too many places around here to run 100 anymore without getting your  
>butt
>in trouble.  i guess it would be a waste of time to put a northstar in  it?
>regards, tim colson
>