>>
>> IIRC my Taurus SHO, which (theoretically) could bury the needle on a
>> 130MPH speedo (I never went faster than about 105) would be turning near
>> redline at that speed.
>
> I don't remember that with my 1989 SHO. Of course I had the 5 speed so
> maybe that 5th speed overdrive had the gear ratio to handle it.
>
> I push that vehicle once in my younger days on a 470 mile trip from New
> Orleans to Atlanta. I made it in 5.5 hours flat door to door. I found
> it was smooth up to about 125 MPH and vibrated a bit after that.
>
> And people wonder why under 25 year old umarried males with no kids have
> such high insurance rates...

I had the '89 with 5-speed also. When I said it would be near redline I 
meant at 130+MPH. At 105 it had a little room to spare.
Sure was a fun car. I drove it from '89 thru 2001!

Bob Ammerman
RAm Systems




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