> I grew up from the age of 4 yrs. with a Honda N600 for a brother. My > Dad got his new from the Honda dealership that he ran the parts > department for. He drove the wheels off of his and I got to > participate in the fun from the back > seat. His was slightly bling'd > with a custom instrument panel, the tach of which showed an 8500RPM > redline for this car. At 90 MPH (downhill with a tailwind) the tach > would be in the neighborhood of 8000 or so. Being a long time ago I > can only offer an approximate on the tach. I don't consider myself a > true 2cylinderhonda citizen as yet as I still have yet to get a > little Honda of my own. I called my father for this information and > am quite certain of its veracity. The OHC motorcycle nature of this > small wonder of an engine should and probably did support revs well > into the redline range in short bursts. I remember slightly modded > versions of these cars competing alongside the mini-coopers and > Longman special minis on the Carribean Racing Circuits in Guyana, > Trinidad, et al. Yes damage was done to this car but it was more > along the line of body, suspension.. . I am certain that the engine > never sustained any > damage (only wear and abuse) it never required > parts other than external stuff like alternators and such. That's my > two-cents worth.
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> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> , Paige Hunt
> wrote:
> > sure--no problem--i'll remember to look at the tach--i think it > took at least 45 seconds to go from 75 to 95--could have been a > minute--wouldn' t have surprised me--my car is very clean and is > showing 8,000 or so miles--have no idea if that's original or not-- > i'm pretty sure the engine is stock--also wouldn't be surprised to > learn that the speedo isn't 100% accurate, but i WAS flying by > traffic--didn' t have a chance to see the expressions on people's > faces as i whizzed by --- i was watching for cops and listening > intently for the motor to explode (actually sounded pretty happy) > i'll keep you posted
> paige
> > goinhm@... wrote:
> > Hi Paige,
> > The next time you are doing 70 mph in the Z600, would you > take a look at your tach and let me know what it is reading? I am > expecting it to be at least 6,000 rpm.
> > I am suspecting you and Greg do not have stock engines.
> Greg mentions going 75 mph in a Mini and having a 600 sedan > accelerate away from his car by 10 to 15 mph. And then you mention > going up to 95 mph .... how long did it take to get to that speed?
> > The stock Honda 600 takes about 22 seconds to get up to 60 > mph and you can feel the acceleration as you go through the gears > until you shift into 4th gear. Once in 4th gear (which is an > overdrive ratio), the car has slow acceleration. If these cars are > stock and they are going 90 mph, I would expect them to take at > least a minute to get from 60 to 90 in 4th gear. The Honda > performance documentation is showing the > torque curve (and therefore > the horsepower) has peaked by 60-70 mph. According to Honda, a > stock 600 should not be able to attain a speed of 90 mph.
> > My personal experience has been the cars have lots of zip > until they get into 4th gear and I never intentionally run the cars > past 6,000 rpm because it is a red line condition. If I break it, I > get stuck fixing it and the damage is seldom minor.
> > But I am curious how many people are getting speeds in
> excess of 70 mph on a stock engine.
> > thanks,
> > Dale
> > i've had my '72 z600 up to an indicated 95 with no problems at > all--won't do it again, as it IS probably pretty stressful on her, > but she is quite happy at 65-70 ALL DAY LONG--with a lot of pedal > left--maybe greg and i just got lucky-- > > paige
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