Increasing top speed
#1
Increasing top speed
Solely interested in flat out top speed, flying mile, this car peaks at 140 and thats too slow, would like to achieve 160, opinions on best way to go, s/c, turbo, driveline, gears etc... Please do not turn the thread into a lecture about speeding is bad i have a safe place to go fast, only interested in the technical side to make this car run 160.
#3
RE: Increasing top speed
Gearing is not your problem. HP is the problem.
The top speed of a car can be determined by either of two factors:
1) By gearing, your top speed islimited by your final drive ratio with the transmission in top gear and the engine at redline. On our cars this is about 190 MPH (stock)
2) By Horsepower and drag. Your top speed is limitedwhenever the HP of the engine matchesaerodynamic drag and friction acting on the car.
..the ultimate top speed of yourcar is reachedat the LOWER of these two numbers. It happens that in our case top speedis drag-limited and happens around 140MPH. The exact speed varies becasue air pressure, altitude, temperature, and so on will affectdrag.
Anway, what this means is that gearswon't help you get any faster becasue gearing is not what is limitingyour speed. You need to get more HP out of the car to raise your top speed, OR you need to make the car more aerodynamic, or both.
Look for mods that increase the peak HP output of the engine: exhaust, intake, turbo or supercharger, that kind of thing.
Lightweight mods like aluminum driveshafts won't help you for peak top speed. Those are great for acceleration but useless here.
The top speed of a car can be determined by either of two factors:
1) By gearing, your top speed islimited by your final drive ratio with the transmission in top gear and the engine at redline. On our cars this is about 190 MPH (stock)
2) By Horsepower and drag. Your top speed is limitedwhenever the HP of the engine matchesaerodynamic drag and friction acting on the car.
..the ultimate top speed of yourcar is reachedat the LOWER of these two numbers. It happens that in our case top speedis drag-limited and happens around 140MPH. The exact speed varies becasue air pressure, altitude, temperature, and so on will affectdrag.
Anway, what this means is that gearswon't help you get any faster becasue gearing is not what is limitingyour speed. You need to get more HP out of the car to raise your top speed, OR you need to make the car more aerodynamic, or both.
Look for mods that increase the peak HP output of the engine: exhaust, intake, turbo or supercharger, that kind of thing.
Lightweight mods like aluminum driveshafts won't help you for peak top speed. Those are great for acceleration but useless here.
#4
RE: Increasing top speed
The GTs are computer limited to a top speed of 145 and many people on the board have hit it before. Al did a good job describing what you need... more hp, and body parts that are more aerodynamic. Just make sure you look into upgrading the suspension and tires so that the car is stable and controllable at those speeds. Id also look into a hood pin kit because a hood flying up at that speed could be painful.
#6
RE: Increasing top speed
There was a write up in MMFF and Motor Trend. I believe it was actually a MT project, they were shooting for the double century mark, and their estimates were about 800-900 hp to reach that mark as i think it was 750 only got them to around 175 in the measured mile over three miles.
#7
RE: Increasing top speed
Thanks for the replies. What bugs me is my normally aspirated 04 Mach 1 would run 155 no problem, and there isnt that much HP diff between these cars. What accounts for this discrepancy between similar HP cars? The Mach kept making power in the top end to push up to and over 150, and the Mach didnt seem more aerodynamic than the 06.
#9
RE: Increasing top speed
ORIGINAL: xbone
Thanks for the replies. What bugs me is my normally aspirated 04 Mach 1 would run 155 no problem, and there isnt that much HP diff between these cars. What accounts for this discrepancy between similar HP cars? The Mach kept making power in the top end to push up to and over 150, and the Mach didnt seem more aerodynamic than the 06.
Thanks for the replies. What bugs me is my normally aspirated 04 Mach 1 would run 155 no problem, and there isnt that much HP diff between these cars. What accounts for this discrepancy between similar HP cars? The Mach kept making power in the top end to push up to and over 150, and the Mach didnt seem more aerodynamic than the 06.
#10
RE: Increasing top speed
ORIGINAL: xbone
Thanks for the replies. What bugs me is my normally aspirated 04 Mach 1 would run 155 no problem, and there isnt that much HP diff between these cars. What accounts for this discrepancy between similar HP cars? The Mach kept making power in the top end to push up to and over 150, and the Mach didnt seem more aerodynamic than the 06.
Thanks for the replies. What bugs me is my normally aspirated 04 Mach 1 would run 155 no problem, and there isnt that much HP diff between these cars. What accounts for this discrepancy between similar HP cars? The Mach kept making power in the top end to push up to and over 150, and the Mach didnt seem more aerodynamic than the 06.