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Old 10-21-2009, 12:36 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve View Post
Resistance from the air will flatten those numbers as speed increases in 5th and 6th. The Z has nice drag coefficient spec, nonetheless physics will take over eventually.
Not exactly. Air resistance does not affect a car's theoretical top speed in any gear. The top speed in any gear is only a function of engine speed, gearing and final drive (and wheel size I suppose). This is all assuming the car has the power to reach those speeds.
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