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97 Stang · 09-18-2002, 08:57 PM

A few days ago I went for a top speed run, just to see if the heads pulled harder with speed up top. They definitely did. But, when I hit 130mph I was at redline in 4th gear. Now I've heard a lot of people talking about hitting 140+ a lot. To get that fast do you keep it in 4th and hold it in the redline or do you shift to 5th and wait forever. Cause when I shifted to 5th I hardly picked up any speed.

09-18-2002, 08:57 PM	#1
97 Stang Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Albany, GA Posts: 52	top speed question, not how fast can i go A few days ago I went for a top speed run, just to see if the heads pulled harder with speed up top. They definitely did. But, when I hit 130mph I was at redline in 4th gear. Now I've heard a lot of people talking about hitting 140+ a lot. To get that fast do you keep it in 4th and hold it in the redline or do you shift to 5th and wait forever. Cause when I shifted to 5th I hardly picked up any speed. __________________ 1997 Mustang GT 2001 GT heads MAC cat-back BBK H-pipe 4.10 gears