Re: Midget Top Speed

[richard.arnold@juno.com (Richard D. Arnold)]

Mike:

>It's top speed was around 50mph @ 4500RPM.  Is this correct or is there 
>something else the matter?

I pretty sure that there is something else wrong (incorrectly set, etc). 
You should be getting about 16 MPH per 1000 RPMs (or 72 MPH at 4500 RPMs,
give or take).

I cruise Molly ('79 Midget 1500) at 60 - 65 MPH and 3500 - 4000 RPMs. 
I've had her as high as 80 MPH and 4700 RPMs, but she gets squirrelly
around there and makes me nervous.  Seem so me that the top end is
supposed to about 85 to 90 MPH but I don't know that for sure....

Rich