Does anyone know of any tests showing realistic top speeds of the various engine combos? All the tests I've seen are with cars using short gears (eg. 3.90s) which results in pretty low top speeds due to being rev limited.
Kinda silly to say that a RA II car is only capable of 115 mph when it gets to 108 in a 1/4 mile. I know I've taken my '69 well into the 140 mph range with 2.56 gears and an essentially stock RA III engine.
There really is no true high speed test based on engine. The top speed of any vehicle can be calculated based on vehicle specs.
The engine is what makes the hp that determines the top speed of the vehicle when not limited by too short a gear. That's why I was asking about a published test.
I can provide anecdotal evidence myself but not many doubters are convinced by that. I was hoping someone had seen something in print.
