How far at 50 MPH

My engine is not counter balanced and I don't like to run for long periods over 1750 RPM. With OD that is 54 MPH. Fast enough.
 
I have a 1931 160B with a Mitchell overdrive, counter balanced crank shaft with a high compression head. Our longest one day was 502 miles from Cranbrook BC to Port Orchard WA cruising at 57 MPH returning from the 2004 MAFCA meet in Calgary AB.
 

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Longest one day drive was from Jacksonville to Pensacola (est. 370 miles).

Cruising at 38 to 42 MPH, left Jax at 7:30 am and arrived in Pensa 9:30 pm --- with time zone change took 15 hours. Stopped to eat twice --- 2 hours. Works out to average speed 28.46 mph. It was a great day!

That was in 1997 and the engine was tired. Have a rebuilt engine now and I will admit that it can cruise faster. Doesn't seem stressed at 50 but I feel like it would best to keep it between 42-45 for a 370 mile one day stretch. And hope you have a wonderful highway like US 90 to do it on.

I would replace my 3.78 with a 3.78. Great ratio for city and country driving.
 
50MPH should be fine. Mine does 60MPH but it sounds a little strained.
Stock standard, hasn't been apart since maybe the 1950s or earlier.
 
Here the same, 80 kmh or 50 mph are ok on long distance trips with a stock Tudor on German roads. You feel comfortable with the engine, the car is more limited due to the brakes and the suspension ;-)
 
Synchro909 said:
Too fast in a car with stack engine without an over drive if you want to keep the middle main bearing. It will do it for a while but.......
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Maybe but I've done 25000 miles in my current Model A and 12000 in my previous Model A and on long trips I cruise at 50 -55 mph for hours on end. Both stock apart from 5.5 Head on the latest. No overdrive I've has an ignition switch go bad on one trip and an ammeter on another Am fussy about regular
servicing Oil changed every 500 miles and every thing oiled and greased at correct intervals -No problems yet ! . My take is that they were good for 50-60 mph when new. Provided they are restored properly they should perform as new or better given the better gas and oils of today - However the key is correct restoration which is unusual -Karl
 
Stock head, stock transmission, stock rear-end, no problem 50mph all day long, per all other posts here. My car has a 3.54:1 rear-end, a Mitchell 26% overdrive, and a 6:1 Snyder's head. I drive comfortably on California freeways at 65mph; I sometimes drive even faster than that, as I fear more someone crashing into me than the other way around. That said, much above 70mph even with balanced rims, new tires, and a tight front end typically feels unstable.
 
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