hey 350raptor no way in HELL that a 350 raptor stock will do 80. i could kill that thing in my sleep. Im almost hitting 79 and i fly by those things like there in reverse.just thought u'd like to kno.

 

Your truck speedo is off buddy.

I have ridden with a modded 04Rappy350 and my Warrior is the same exact speed top end, and I weigh about 40lbs more than the guy I was riding with.

My quad was clocked, by radar at 63mph when it had 15/40 gearing. I've since switched back to the stock gears of 13/40 and I'm likely topping out at just around 60 on a good day. My father runs a Scrambler 500, and his speedo says he tops out at about 60, and on the open road I start to gain on him at top speed. Not much but just enough to know that you are going about 2mph faster.

The thing is that top speed is more directly controled by your gearing, your FINAL DRIVE RATIO, and your TERMINAL VELOCITY. That's not just a fancy saying, it's a fact of physics. There are an endless number of complicated formulas used to figure out things like this but in simple terms, you can't go faster than your gearing alows, it's as simple as that!

With proper gearing, it's possible to make a any machine acheive amazing top speeds. You could put a 10 speed into an F150 and with enough running room you might hit 200mph.....eventually that vehicle would hit it's terminal velocity not matter how much HP and gearing you put into it......But it also wouldn't be a machine that would not be practical at all, and it might only work five times before the wind tore it apart.

But once the engine meets maximum HP output, and the gears meet their end, that's it. The stock gearing in a Rappy, or ANY quad for that matter will just not allow it to hit 80mph. The only way to get more speed is bigger gears or more engine top end. No factory quad comes off the show-room floor hitting 80mph.

You have one of two things going on here:

1.] Your wife misread the speedo, perhaps you were not exactly paced at that very moment.

2.] Your speedo is off a few mph on your truck. Most vehicle speedo's are between 2-5mph off of exact radar speed. So many variables going into a vehicle exact top speed reading at the speedo, that often the gearing the differential, does not match the gearing in the little plastic gear in the tranny that drives the speed sensor. 2-5mph is accepted by most manufacturers as within tolerace for proper working condition.

Now if your truck has bigger tires on it than what the little gear in the tranny is designed for, that's will mean another 2-3mph at the least, but could easily be 5 or even 10mph. If the tires are stock on your truck, your speedo still might be off for other reasons.

 

anybody seen that nitrous alba raptor? that things a beast

 

There's no way that a 350 Raptor can go 80 mph. The 660 dont even do that stock

 

There is no way a machine with the same size engine as my wolverine can do 20mph faster. I would like to race you, not saying I would win, but I would like to see this raptor you have.

 

im guessin you have custom wheels and tires?? that always screws up speedos. might wanna get ur truck looked at bro

 

Thats it im carrying mine back it does good to hit 60[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img] but it gets there fasssssssssssssssssst [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Well, we finally figured out he clocked his Raptor350 while in the BED of the truck! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]



Thanks for being honest.

 

stock 80 no way but my 03 warrior does 70 "and by no means is it stock" dude get a pipe cam and jet kit youll take stock z-400 in a drag they get so pissed lol

 

theres no way you got your Raptor 350 to do 80 on a straight away even if it was going down hill lol