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Old 01-23-2008, 02:04 PM
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i am just curious what is the top speed of a 3.8 liter mustang and what is a mod that would make it much faster
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Old 01-23-2008, 02:11 PM
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117mph. with GOV. Take it off with a tuner. And you could probably get it up to about 130. But it is not built for those speeds so I wouldn't reccomend you doing it.
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Old 01-23-2008, 02:31 PM
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It depends on what year you have. The 94-98 have the highest rating with the governor followed by the 99-04's, and then the 05+ are the slowest with the governor. If you take the governor off then you might be able to get 130 or a bit more like previously stated but that would be stupid. Why would you want to go that fast on 15 or 16 inch rims with 205's? I am not saying the 05+ are the slowest I am just saying that they top out the lowest.

A mod that would make your top speed muchfaster would have to be at least a turbo or supercharger. You don't sound like you know to much about cars if you just want a high top speed and you need to know how to increase it.
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Old 01-23-2008, 03:10 PM
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Some type of tire rated at high speeds SHOULD be your first thought if you wanna get to 120+

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Old 01-23-2008, 03:24 PM
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Well the 2005-2008 have weak driveshafts. If i were going to think about going over 105mph I would relpace my driveshaft. to many reports of them failing.
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Old 01-23-2008, 03:32 PM
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I wouldnt suggest pushin your car over 100mph on stock suspension
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Old 01-23-2008, 03:40 PM
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Exactly, going over 100m/h in a stock V6 starts to feel really floaty. I don't know how it would feel in my car now, but I still don't think it would feel all that comfortable. lol
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Old 01-23-2008, 05:13 PM
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Astock v6 can handle 100mph .Maybe not 150mph or130mph or even 120 mph. My carwhenstock at a 100mph it felt solid and even feels more solid now with my roush springs and tokico S/S. when i was 17 and 18 everyone was like i just hit 125mph in my truck an everyone was like cool man now everyones like its not safe and blablablablablabalba i guess times change. peace
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Old 01-23-2008, 05:46 PM
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Astock v6 can handle 100mph .Maybe not 150mph or130mph or even 120 mph. My carwhenstock at a 100mph it felt solid and even feels more solid now with my roush springs and tokico S/S. when i was 17 and 18 everyone was like i just hit 125mph in my truck an everyone was like cool man now everyones like its not safe and blablablablablabalba i guess times change. peace
No V6 doesnt feel solid at 100 mph. What the **** are u on. Stock suspension is crap on these cars
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Old 01-23-2008, 06:27 PM
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True about the stock suspension being crap. I have springs,shocks/struts, rear sway bar, SFC and I still don't think it would feel stable at 120+.
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