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From: ben@moncol.UUCP (Bennett Broder)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: More on Top Speed (Honda Prelude)
Message-ID: <210@moncol.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 18-Mar-85 10:16:03 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 18 10:16:03 1985
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>I've got a good friend of mine who claims he was able to push his
>1983 Honda Prelude past its speedometer limit (130 mph).  I've got
>a 1984 Prelude and considering that at 60 mph the tachometer reads
>2500 rpm and that redlining occurs at 6300 rpm, I believe him.

The '83 Hondas came with an 85 mph speedo.  It is easy to exceed this
limit in *any* Honda car.  But the 130 mph in an '84, I highly doubt
it.  Fifth gear is a very high overdrive, and the chances for hitting
the red-line with a 1.8liter 100hp engine at this gear ratio seem
pretty remote. (Except perhaps down a long grade with a strong
tailwind :-)

                                            Ben Broder
                       ..{petsd,pesnta,princeton}!moncol!ben