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From: "Ficarra, Lou" <lou.ficarra@attws.com>
Subject:RE: 0-60 in 2nd Gear in a 99...
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 1998 14:40:42 +0000


Hi Alessandro;

I have always been afraid of doing this.  Does it sound destructive when
the limiter is reached?  What RPM does this occur?

/Lou

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>From: 	Alessandro Di Sciascio[SMTP:adisciascio@dialisdn.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, July 01, 1998 10:36 AM
>To: 	Multiple recipients of list
>Subject: 	0-60 in 2nd Gear in a 99...
>
>Don't remember who asked...
>
>I tried it...
>
>no can do...
>
>my car will hit the limiter in second at somewhere between 50 and 60...
>my guess is just slightly above 55... but clearly before hitting 60.
>
>.. and yeah I have calibrated my speedo with a recently inspected radar
>gun, so it should be close to right.
>
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