Top speed..........

dmrush26 · 10-06-2006, 04:29 PM

Just curious to see what other people have pushed their cars to. I took mine to 125 last night. All i have on mine is Dynomax mufflers and a K&N filter. I know doing that on the street is pretty stupid, but it's not like we can do it at a quarter mile track. And the highway i was on is pretty empty at night. BTW i also have a 5speed. Felt like it was still pulling but i kinda chickened out. I'm sure it would have went about 135 and pretty much ran into a brick wall. LOL

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pallidamors · 10-06-2006, 04:38 PM

I took mine to 140 mph the day I bought it. The dumbest thing I have ever done.

(I was 20 when I got it and I am now 22) Amazing how much you can grow up in 2 years

kecclest · 10-06-2006, 04:38 PM

138 and ran outta road. Probably wouldn't do much more than that though.

Quickshift_02GT · 10-06-2006, 04:43 PM

Ohhhhh...about a buck twenty.

http://videos.streetfire.net/search/...4e003236bd.htm

So far...

P Zero · 10-06-2006, 04:44 PM

I got mine to 170

. Then it dumped a valve [:@]. I love the interstates around here. Get this, the AVERAGE speed of traffic during rush hour is 100mph. [8D]

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-P.

firstonraceday96 · 10-06-2006, 04:45 PM

155 in a 98 cobra... cut about a 2.5 hour trip in to about 45 mins. Pretty dumb too

micheal0484 · 10-06-2006, 04:46 PM

143 on the interstate at night time! Fun times

dmrush26 · 10-06-2006, 04:54 PM

Ive noticed that once you reach around 120 the car really doesn't pull that hard. Does it really make that much of a difference when you have a full exhaust and a intake? Or even long tubes a full exhaust and a intake? How much faster will you reach your top speed? I mean say if i raced a mustang 5speed with long tubes full exhaust and a intake how much faster will said person reach 130 or so?

straitwangin · 10-06-2006, 04:57 PM

I pegged the needle at 120 in top gear.

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I love the interstates around here. Get this, the AVERAGE speed of traffic during rush hour is 100mph.

Where do you live? I can get out, whip out a grill and heat up some steaks on some highways here in chicago.

Quickshift_02GT · 10-06-2006, 05:02 PM

Once you get around 120 or so, the wind resistance(drag), rolling resistance, and other factors increase exponentially. It takes an assload of power to keep on trucking and keep up the increase in acceleration. Gearing does a good job, since it's basic torque multiplication, but then you lose your top speed by a little bit on each ratio change anyway. There's more to it than that of course, but that's the basics.

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ORIGINAL: dmrush26

Ive noticed that once you reach around 120 the car really doesn't pull that hard. Does it really make that much of a difference when you have a full exhaust and a intake? Or even long tubes a full exhaust and a intake? How much faster will you reach your top speed? I mean say if i raced a mustang 5speed with long tubes full exhaust and a intake how much faster will said person reach 130 or so?