74 fj40 top speed

[Cruiserdrew]

Originally Posted by gevans

i'm on 31's winding a little tight for me at that speed anyone know what red line is on a 2f like mine ?

4000 rpm, but if you want your motor to actually serve you awhile longer, treat 3000rpm as an upper limit.

If I had a fresh, rebuilt and balanced motor, I'd be willing to go to 3500. They really are not meant to spin fast, and Mark Whatley once did a write up about connecting rod bolt failures. That was enough to convince me to keep the rpms down.

With my 60, I keep the highway cruise at 2500 rpm which works out to 65 mph. The motor feels in it's comfort zone at that speed. My FJ40 cruises at 3000 rpm and that feels like I'm flogging it.

If you think of it as a tractor and not a car, you will be happier in the long run.

[lightwriter]

Originally Posted by gevans

ya wells jack the few times i have been on my end of i-10 the eighteen wheelers seem to take the most offense with the speed but they can just live with it. ps i'm as far to the east on i-10 as you can get and still stay in texas town called Orange

Ah, yes. I remember the girls ar Spanky's. Had many a beer there.

[cyrilward]

Ive used my 74 fj-40 as a DD for the past 8 years and have not had issues running 70 - 75 mph at 3000-3300 rpm if i must. Although I do have 60 steering and brakes with 33''s of rubber. I also think its good to blow the soot out every once in awhile