Re: IML: Figuring top speed

[PAUL WENTINK <randalpark@xxxxxxx>]

To find out the top speed of a stock Imperial, all you need to do is 
read the contemporary road tests of the time. 1956 cars with the 
Torqueflite transmission would do an honest 120 miles per hour. I 
believe that this may have been true through 1958. The later models 
that I read about up through about 1966 topped out between 116 and 118 
off the showroom floor.

Nearly every road test done by MI, Car Life, or Motor Trend would 
perform a top speed run. Many of these are reproduced on the OIC for 
your information and enjoyment.

Paul W.


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Scott <shelbyguy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 12 Dec 2007 5:28 am
Subject: Re: IML: figuring top speed


There's a place in Fontana where you could get close to 200...maybe not 
in you Imperial though ;-) 
Tom 
----- Original Message ----- From: "dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" 
<dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Cc: "John L. Chesnutt" <chesnutt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 3:34 AM 
Subject: RE: IML: figuring top speed 
 
> Hi John!...interesting point! I had been following the comments 
regarding > the running of a members Imperial on the Autobahn (and, 
YES, I am > jealous!) and your email makes me wonder how to go about 
figuring out just > what the top speed, or the highest possible RPM's, 
would be for my '66 > LeBaron?...stock 440 motor with 3.23 rear and 
stock 15inch > wheels........there's probably a formula and I'd 
appreciate it if you > could pass that on to me. 
> Please feel free to email me directly (dansgarage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) so 
as > not to bore the other IML'rs ....but, then again, just for 
'chuckles' > others may just want to calculate the top speed for their 
own Imperials > "IF" they were to have an "Autobahn" nearby. I also 
wonder about the > TIRES!!? what kind would have to be used on the car 
to safely travel at > that speed?....not that here in southern 
California I could get remotely > close to 200mph!!! 
> Thanks, John!...hope you have a Happy and Safe Holiday and New 
Years!!!! 
> Dan Melnik 
>  
>  
>  
> ---- "John L. Chesnutt" <chesnutt@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
>  
> ============= 
> Hi Remco Van Lent. 
>  
> What rear axle ratio do you intend to use? Because with the factory 
ratio > you will not be able to make the 200 MPH mark. Run out of RPM. 
>  
> John Chesnutt, Portland, Oregon 
>  
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > 
[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of REMCO VAN 
LENT 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:09 AM 
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Subject: Re: IML: 1964 through 1966 Disc Brake Option 
>  
> Not only the brakes should be updated when going real fast. 
> Also the complete suspension and the rest of the drive train needs a 
lot > of 
> work. 
> I live close to the german autobahn and will surely floor it when the 
new 
> engine is ready to go. 
> What's the use of building a 800 HP +++ supercharged 392 and not use 
the 
> power? 
> I hope to be able to hit the 200 MPH mark, not on a weekday's rush 
hour > but 
> on a early sunday morning with a almost 
> empty autobahn for myself. 
>  
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PAUL WENTINK" 
<randalpark@xxxxxxx> 
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 2:26 PM 
> Subject: Re: IML: 1964 through 1966 Disc Brake Option 
>  
>  
> There was a 
> post about needing better brakes to get the most out of the engine, 
> which makes me wonder if some folks think that by converting their 
> brakes they can drive faster or follow more closely. Those are bad 
> driving habits which have nothing to do with realizing the potential 
of 
> the engine. Public roads are a community of people who have to work 
> together to get along. If someone wants to find out how fast their 
car 
> will go, they need to make arrangements with a race track, not 
> experiment with fast driving and a different braking system on a 
public 
> road. The excessive burst of power available to Imperial Owner's is 
> there for safe passing on two lane highways and smoothly merging with 
> high speed freeway traffic. 
>  
> Paul W. 
>  
>  
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