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Originally Posted by Gogar View Post
Guy I work with loves telling stories about going 150 in his stock 1981 SC. He seems to enjoy the telling of the stories so I don't ruin it for him. Life's too short....
I'm looking at a factory SC spec. It says 146_mph top speed.

So, give the guy a tail wind of 10mph and a slight down-hill slope, and...

I expect the top speed is at peak HP revs, and the rev limit is just above that.
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