The fastest speed you have driven at?

[crenz]

Inspired by iJon's new car --
What's the fastest speed you have driven at yourself ?

For me, that would be 200 km/h (~ 120 mph). I had borrowed a Mazda MX-5 and made a nice trip with a friend. Didn't drive too long at that speed, though' since with a convertible, it is nicer to drive around 140 km/h (~ 84 mph).

[edesignuk]

approx. 110mph in my Mini Cooper down the A13 @ 3am! :eek: :D

[eyelikeart]

The fastest I've ever driven was about 125mph in my V6 Camry a few years ago.

In my current Matrix, I've barely broken 105mph.

[robbieduncan]

About 105 mph. Probably going to try and break it this weekend in France (as you do not get points on your license when caught there!)

[scem0]

About 10 MPH down my driveway ;).

I'm in drivers ed so I hope to increase that speed soon :D.

scem0

[evil]

somewhere in the 100 mph range for me.

[cb911]

whoa. we've got lots of people here that like to go fast! :D

the most i've gone is about 130... km/h. i'm still only on my provisional license, so if i got caught i think my license would be suspended for about a year or something. that would be a major bummer.

but when i get my motorbike... that's a completely different story. i'll be taking that beast to lots & lots of track days. :D

[rainman::|:|]

about 120 mph (the speedometer only goes to 80, this is estimating) on a '78 Nova, believe it or not... before that, 111, but I was a passenger. I think that was a dodge dynasty.

pnw

[razorme]

I've been at 215 km/h (135 mph) in two different cars - once was my bro's 300 ZX, the other was the 88' Toyota Supra.

I have only been about 180 km/h in my Solara - I cringe at all of the bugs that get smeared on the car when you go that fast!

[Stelliform]

Fastest I have been is around 100 in a Dodge Ramcharger. (http://www.off-road.com/dodge/ramcharger/) The Speedometer in the Dodge only goes to 83, but I had my friend in front of me in a Toyota Tercel. :) It would have been faster, but I only had 1/2 of a mile of straight road. (Before a 90 degree turn)

[Kyle?]

Possibly 105 in a '92 Lincoln Continental. For some reason they stopped the digital speedometer at 85 mph (too many manufacturers do that). It's got a solid V6 in it and can get going quite fast, I just won't know how fast that is.

[nospleen]

Back in 97 I bought a brand new Z28 and my dad bought a new vette. He said, lets go found out how fast your Z will go. I said, okay if we can take your vette out next. My Z would only do 151, but his vette would do 172. Now that I have a daughter, I would never do that again...

[Macmaniac]

I hit 85 going down the West Virginia Interstate in my famalies 2000 Honda Oddesy minivan.
Yes its slow but I just got my permit ;)

[Pismo]

I drove 110 mph in my dad's 1965 Ford Mustang on I-89 last summer. It was around midnight and I wouldn't dare drive that dast during the day.

[Mudbug]

heh - I used to have a BIG ramcharger with a 16" lift kit and BIG 44" mudders - it was the original Mudbug (where my name really came from, btw - it was my license plate) If the one you were driving was anything like mine, then 100 mph in it scared you witless - mine would start to shimmy and shake a good bit at anything over 80, but mostly from the soft tires...

I've done 150 in a Ferrari 308 GTB (think Magnum PI) that a friend owned when I was growing up in Baton Rouge - I want to try it again, in something just as supersweet...

[jelloshotsrule]

how big is your wang competition



maybe 95 mph

[TEG]

I don't know... My POS Taurus only reads up to 85, but I estimate 95, in Michigan, where if you're going 85, You'll get run over.

As A Passenger 115 on US23 Between Flint, MI and M-56.

And 175 in a Piper Cherokee, over my hometown.

TEG

[bousozoku]

130 mph regularly in a new 1980 Ford Mustang Turbo. It took all day to get there but it would hold the high end.

[strider42]

I got up to 110 mph in a subaru station wagon, over a hundred in that thing a few times. Now I drive a saturn, so it can't go that fast (and I wouldn't trust it if it could). I've been in a car with my friend driving at over 120 mph in his '87 BMW 535is. crazy thing about that car was that you would feel the back end settle in at about 120 mph. It was more stable at that speed than at 110 or 100 it felt like. My next car will likely be a subaru wrx. and that sucker flies, so we'll have to see then.

[robbieduncan]

This guy beat most of us and he's blind!
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_808848.html

[Powerbook G5]

In my Ford Probe GT, I've hit 120+, the speedometer only goes up to 120 but it goes much faster so I can't tell since I buried the needle long before I let off the gas...it was on an onramp outside of Orlando merging onto I-75 I believe. In my dad's Malibu, I've hit the max, 105, I hate those rev limiters! In my friend's Porsche 911, I hit 90 something before hitting a puddle and spinning...in his Lamborghini, I hit about 215 mph, though. It was on his dad's runway so we had lots of room to get up to speed. In my parent's Aztek, I hit maybe 95, the thing took forever to get up there. And in my boss' Mustang GT I hit 110. I love cars! :D

[mstecker]

Originally posted by paulwhannel
about 120 mph (the speedometer only goes to 80, this is estimating) on a '78 Nova, believe it or not... before that, 111, but I was a passenger. I think that was a dodge dynasty.

pnw

There's just no way that a '78 Nova did 120mph. Unless it was seriously hopped up.

Me, I've a Porsche 928 that regularly hits 130 on the onramp to the expressway early in the morning. Heh.

[Backtothemac]

Three seperate occations.

A friend of mine in college had a Ferrari 512 BB. We got it up to 174MPH going to Birmingham on I20/59

I had a Taurus SHO with a SuperCharger and personally got it up to 168MPH, and Eye, you will know this road. Between Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

Going to Arizona in 1988, my Mustang GT 5.0 with SuperCharger 163MPH going across the Texas desert on I-10. Wow, there is nothing in west Texas from San Antonio to El Paso. Well, Ft. Stockton and Van Horn ;)

[Backtothemac]

Originally posted by mstecker
There's just no way that a '78 Nova did 120mph. Unless it was seriously hopped up.

Me, I've a Porsche 928 that regularly hits 130 on the onramp to the expressway early in the morning. Heh.

I had a 78 Nova Custom with a 350 and 4 barrel stock, and it would do 126.

[Kwyjibo]

In my friends boxster we got to about 135 going down to school and we kept it there for like ten minutes but then we were afraid of getting pulled over. Nothing like making a 2hr trip in 1 hr 10 minutes :)

[aethier]

on my own the fastest i have ever be(i have my solo pilotes liscence) i do not have my drivers liscence yet but with my dad the fastest i have been is 187km/h in his corvette.

aethier

[mstecker]

I got pulled over once in Virginia for doing 115 on Interstate 85. That was a very bad day.

Somehow, when I saw the unmarked car closing on me, the only thought through my mind was "great! now if anyone gets pulled over, it'll be this maniac doing 120 in a Caprice, not me!".

When he finally pulled me over, and approached my window, I said "Is there a problem officer?" and then couldn't stop from laughing. In retrospect, a bad move.

[vollspacken]

I just say one word:

AUTOBAHN

...welcome to Germany ;)

vSpacken

[wdlove]

I remember getting up to 90 mph once on an open stretch of I 75 in Ohio. Just wanted to see what it was like!

[mstecker]

I can't resist retelling this story in this thread:

Back in 1992, when I worked for NeXT, I once had occasion to drive Steve Jobs to the airport in North Carolina. He was going to miss his flight unless we hit light speed, so he agreed to pay for any tickets or increased insurance premiums I'd have as a result of flooring it. Unfortunately, that car (a 1980 BMW 320I) couldn't do much more than 105, but trust me, it was a white knuckled 105.

He made his flight. The rest is history.

M.

[Stelliform]

Originally posted by Mudbug
heh - I used to have a BIG ramcharger with a 16" lift kit and BIG 44" mudders - it was the original Mudbug (where my name really came from, btw - it was my license plate) If the one you were driving was anything like mine, then 100 mph in it scared you witless - mine would start to shimmy and shake a good bit at anything over 80, but mostly from the soft tires...


Sigh, I miss that RamCharger.... It had street tires so it did a pretty smooth 100... The suspension on that thing was unbelievable. I never rolled it, and only came close once.. (Sliding sideways in a gravel parking lot.. I was 17, nuf said. ;)) I have almost rolled my Explorer twice, and I drive much more conservatively now....

[iJon]

i plan to test it out on the highway one late night when no one is on the road. i think mine tops out at about 150 rounded.

iJon

[patrick0brien]

Originally posted by vollspacken
I just say one word:

AUTOBAHN

...welcome to Germany ;)

vSpacken

-vSpacken

You are absolutely right. ~240kph in a 1990 520i outside München.

134mph in a 1986 Supra on 41 north of Chicago - scaaaary. Car not happy.

But we U.S.'ers have an answer now, and that answer is:
MONTANA

There have been anumber of Europeans that go there to scream the Rockies. I'm sure some get killed, but I understand it's Scary as hell, as the road - unlike the Autobahn - was not graded or surfaced for those speeds.

[iGav]

Originally posted by vollspacken
I just say one word:

AUTOBAHN

...welcome to Germany ;)

vSpacken

Autobahn... baaaa.... :eek: :p :p

You ought to take a drive on the M69 mate, WinterMute and evoluzione know what I mean!! 30 miles of unlimited, totally empty, non-policed love tarmac!! with about 2 junctions for it's entire length, so no slower cars pulling on.... heh-heh!!

[Mudbug]

Originally posted by patrick0brien
-vSpacken

You are absolutely right. ~240kph in a 1990 520i outside München.

134mph in a 1986 Supra on 41 north of Chicago - scaaaary. Car not happy.

But we U.S.'ers have an answer now, and that answer is:
MONTANA

There have been anumber of Europeans that go there to scream the Rockies. I'm sure some get killed, but I understand it's Scary as hell, as the road - unlike the Autobahn - was not graded or surfaced for those speeds.

The downside of using Montana is that while using it as your personal State Of Autobahniness, the cops can still pull you over for what they deem "unsafe or wreckless speed" which is totally at their discretion, and usually in the neighborhood of 100 mph or faster.

[amnesiac1984]

I don't dare do more than 85 mph in my delorian, for fear of travelling through time.

My Peugeot 205, however, gets me up to 110 on the military road. (Long wide curvy road on the back of the isle of wight.)

[Mr. Anderson]

I think it was a little over 120 in a Ford Probe Turbo back in the early 90s out side of Indianapolis around 1 AM.

I almost had an opportunity to drive on a test track during a ITS (Intelligent Transportion Systems) conference, but got food poisoning and missed all the fun.....

D

[3rdpath]

hmmmm....

well in a ruf twin turbo porsche i hit upwards of 175+...have no idea exactly what the mph was....i was driving ya know...

fastest officially clocked...148mph by the wonderful texas highway patrol. my '76 911s targa was a smoker. in my hometown i regularly got pulled over and hassled...being a teenage guy with waist length hair in texas( in 1979) was pretty much a crime unto itself... :rolleyes: throw in a porsche and you might as well put a bulls-eye on the hood.

fastest sustained speed was minimum 110 from dallas to houston...believe it or not, two 18 wheelers drove with us for half an hour at 110...drafting on them was fun though i don't think they got the same effect from us...:D we did kick it up to 135 for a while. that was in a porsche carerra.

none of those speeds were as scary as doing 56mph on a mountain bike while downhilling in tahoe...that was the only time i thought seriously about dying...especially when you know your chain bounced off at around 40 and you know what happens when a chain locks up your rear wheel at speed.

[Powerbook G5]

All right, another Ford Probe GT owner! I must say, they handle pretty well over 100. I just wish the speedometer went over 120 so I could tell how fast I've really gone in it. At least the Lamborghini's speedometer goes over 200 :)

[RossaFerrari]

Fastest I've been:

150 in my BMW 330Ci. I do 120 regularly
140 in Porsche Boxster
135 in BMW X5
130 in my 1978 Porsche 911SC
130 in a Barber Dodge race car
120 in Volvo V70 Wagon
97 in the crappy family Suburban (Speed Governor)

The 78 Porsche gave me the largest sensation of speed, because the car is so low and so old. Has racing seats, harness, roll bar, etc.

The BMW 330Ci gives me the least sensation of speed, so smooth and quite at crazy speeds. Excellent car.

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by crenz
Inspired by iJon's new car --
What's the fastest speed you have driven at yourself ?

For me, that would be 200 km/h (~ 120 mph). I had borrowed a Mazda MX-5 and made a nice trip with a friend. Didn't drive too long at that speed, though' since with a convertible, it is nicer to drive around 140 km/h (~ 84 mph).

i have driven around 90 mph with my old datsun 610 when i was a teen...now, being much older, i rarely surpass 70 mph and often drive most of the time under 60 mph...ps - i have an old volvo so you old volvo owners totally understand what i mean

i have a friend that has surpassed 250 mph...but he did that on F1s and Indy Cars at the racing school at Laguna Seca in California...he pulled more Gs than my air force pilot friend and driving in 150 degree heat (in the car) seeing only a narrow tunnel and black and white..which is not my idea of fun...that's what the high end racecar drivers have to go through....some lose several pounds just in one race!!

hey, i've got a new idea...the Indy Race Car Diet as sponsored by jefhatfield

[Powerbook G5]

All right, I've driven the fastest so far! :D I have a friend who has been trying to hit 300 as one of his life goals. He's driven a NASCAR at Daytona, they have this program where you can ride with a NASCAR racer for a day and try it out for a few laps around the track.

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
how big is your wang competition


Ooo!

I can go for that one!

The answer is 40 right?!!? ;)


Originally posted by vollspacken
I just say one word:

AUTOBAHN

...welcome to Germany ;)

vSpacken

"Where you either go fast or are blow to peices on the road"

My dad hit 160 just to keep up to pace with the rest of the cars, then my mom went insane saying 'WERE GONNA DIE' so we went the slower hi ways...


I myself non-driver license or permit, have gone 30 closed road (5 minute closure), but it was only for 5 minutes... :(



I hope my dad will be taking me out soon on the new G35 he got.... oohh yeah.

[jefhatfield]

Originally posted by MrMacman
Ooo!

I can go for that one!

The answer is 40 right?!!? ;)




"Where you either go fast or are blow to peices on the road"

My dad hit 160 just to keep up to pace with the rest of the cars, then my mom went insane saying 'WERE GONNA DIE' so we went the slower hi ways...


I myself non-driver license or permit, have gone 30 closed road (5 minute closure), but it was only for 5 minutes... :(

germany is somewhere between a third and a half of the united state's population, but when i was in driver's ed in the early 80s, it was reported that germany had the same number of deaths as the united states

granted, besides the higher speeds allowed, germany can drink the united states under the table...i also wonder about france, italy, japan, and korea



I hope my dad will be taking me out soon on the new G35 he got.... oohh yeah. :p

[yosoyjay]

135 in a 96 Acura 3.2TL for nearly two hours in Southern Colorado on I-25.

[tazo]

heh technically *I* have only driven under the speed limit in most states, but that was just my mom and dad letting me drive their cars with them in the passenger seat occasionally...

now whats the fastest speed a car has attained I have been in? *devilish grin* :)

[Kwyjibo]

Originally posted by iJon
i plan to test it out on the highway one late night when no one is on the road. i think mine tops out at about 150 rounded.

iJon

i doubt 150 out of the box .... computer regulated with a car that new probably. i know that my friend gtp can real world max at 150 with better tires but with the stock tires we can only goto like 126 or something like that... after they change the tires they can reprogram something to change the limit and his GTP is a 98

[Powerbook G5]

It won't hit 150, the Acura has an electronic limiter...they are bummers, aren't they?

[Gus]

115 on I-65 through Kentucky before I got pulled. There is nothing scarier than a KY State Patrolman waling up to your car with the mounty hat and the mirrored sunglasses after being busted for 115 in a 60. ;)

Somehow, he just gave me a warning with the promise that I would never again speed on "his road". Never did.

Regards,
Gus

[Kwyjibo]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
It won't hit 150, the Acura has an electronic limiter...they are bummers, aren't they?

i'm not sure that they do but there is increased pressure to include it as a safety feature

[firewizard]

the fastest i have ever driven, lets see
i would have to say about 210 MPH :D
in my big brothers porsche
it was so cool
the only reason why i didnt go any faster is cause i could feel the front of the car lifing up...so i slowed down after that ;)
but still very exilerating

[Powerbook G5]

I know, it's *so* awesome to drive at over 200...I've only done that one time, though. As far as limiters...I believe I read somewhere that many companies get a financial incentive for including them for safety reasons, but I'm not sure.

[NavyIntel007]

I used to drive 110 mph in my 1987 honda accord back in '98.

Now, my '98 Ranger only goes 100 because of the governor.

[iJon]

Originally posted by Kwyjibo
i doubt 150 out of the box .... computer regulated with a car that new probably. i know that my friend gtp can real world max at 150 with better tires but with the stock tires we can only goto like 126 or something like that... after they change the tires they can reprogram something to change the limit and his GTP is a 98
well im not sure, i guess i will find out soon. on all the road tests ive read. the Acura TL3.2 Type S tops out at 147. Maybe tonight I will find out if it limits it.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Keep us posted!

[iJon]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Keep us posted!
i wonder if they would give road test people a special versoin with no cut offs, because it said right there on the page, 147 with Type S

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Many of those mags get special editions and tuner cars to test, those lucky bastards! I remember reading an issue where they tested a bored out twin turbo Corvette against an F/16 fighter jet!

[MacBandit]

Well a friend of mine had a 70's vintage camaro with a 327 that we built extensively. It was pushing about 400HP when we were done. We got it up to 169MPH on a timed mile and just ran out of room and had to slow down.

I had a 1985 CRX Si that we lowered as far as possible to reduce drag and then milled the head and did some other minor engine work and we got it up to a timed mile of 138MPH.

Going fast in a car is one thing and yes when you get up to 120+ you really feel like your moving and then at 140-150+ it's insane but do it on a bike. I've been to 158MPH on a motorcycle and let me tell you that feels insane with the wind ripping by you.

I don't believe anyone who tells me they've been to such and such speed unless they timed out a mile. The reason is most cars speedometers are off on the plus side by about 5-10% at 60MPH. That means at 120MPH the speedometer could be reading as much as 12MPH off on the fast side. Meaning they're speedometer is reading 132 but they're only doing 120MPH. This only gets worse the faster you go and at 180MPH the speedometer would be reading 198.

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by iJon
i wonder if they would give road test people a special versoin with no cut offs, because it said right there on the page, 147 with Type S

iJon

Its possible, but there are some places that *remove* the regulators...

:rolleyes:

[iJon]

Originally posted by MrMacman
Its possible, but there are some places that *remove* the regulators...

:rolleyes:
yep i know, and i plan to do it once i get the information.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Oh yeah...if only it were possible to reach those speeds more often...

[crenz]

Wow... I'm quite surprised by the number of responses. Seems that Americans feel the need for speed at least as much as Germans :) . And 210 mph, wow... even with the speedometer 15% off, that would still be insane :p

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by iJon
yep i know, and i plan to do it once i get the information.

iJon

A lot of speed limited cars are able to exceed the speed limiter if the emergency flashers are on. I know for a fact that convertible American cars like Firebirds and Camaros have that ability.

[iJon]

Originally posted by MacBandit
A lot of speed limited cars are able to exceed the speed limiter if the emergency flashers are on. I know for a fact that convertible American cars like Firebirds and Camaros have that ability.
haha, i didnt know that. i really want to try that. hmmmm... bypass...new paved roads...4 AM. :)

iJon

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by jefhatfield
:p

hehe yeah.

Originally posted by MacBandit
A lot of speed limited cars are able to exceed the speed limiter if the emergency flashers are on. I know for a fact that convertible American cars like Firebirds and Camaros have that ability.
Really, i haven't heard of that...

And iJon there is a ton of info... everwhere.

Its all electronically limited so easy to fool around with.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by MrMacman
hehe yeah.


Really, i haven't heard of that...

And iJon there is a ton of info... everwhere.

Its all electronically limited so easy to fool around with.

Convertible Firebirds and Camaros are limited to 120MPH but with the flashers on are capable of achieving 150MPH+.

[jayb2000]

I was in Germany for work and my wife came. Hertz messed up, so instead of the SMART car (or other little boxy number) we ended up with a brand new BMW 325i convertible.
Unfortuantely it rained alot, so we never got to take the top down.

However, driving from the hotel to my work, I managed to get up to about 220kph (about 137mph)! :D
But my wife went down to Heidelberg and hit 240kph/150mph before she backed off. :eek:

Fastest in the US? Not sure, I had an Acura Integra for a while, but was beat up. Handled great, but the engine was petty shot, never got it over 100, but never drove much under 85 either! hehe :p

Just recently driving out of Crater Lake, there is a LONG STRAIGHT ROAD
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?size=big&mapdata=xU4YXdELrnAQg%2btti6b96OLvgZ%2fGKdYS%2bq7Xi0kD8T4Gp8%2b8feP8BP3bjtsQIV6RkQbB3MU9fL86jwWYm9KR p88NLRerjStzYJXKip2Z0yD72RCq1n9gb3027tMzwJaYTBlw9Hhb8XocPSIlLtT1fdViAZ%2bXMmudwkNIq%2b9KB6uM%2fZfw5j YONs3pRjpFsUARnNBw9wBpZzA2UpOC67lAfHdPaaOvfnu4lMnV26ZA158OuUTzDAx%2bCgJ1g4vX0ErZxSaA%2fM%2b5y8pxHI%2 bP8Xn1YSQYo29h7KjhBe2yu7YL1k4%3d
RT 138.

Managed to get my 2002 Passat Wagon up to about 110 before I decided I did not need the ticket.

Speed is fun. :cool:

[Powerbook G5]

"I feel the need...the need...for speed!" Sorry, couldn't resist!

[wdlove]

Originally posted by mstecker
I can't resist retelling this story in this thread:

Back in 1992, when I worked for NeXT, I once had occasion to drive Steve Jobs to the airport in North Carolina. He was going to miss his flight unless we hit light speed, so he agreed to pay for any tickets or increased insurance premiums I'd have as a result of flooring it. Unfortunately, that car (a 1980 BMW 320I) couldn't do much more than 105, but trust me, it was a white knuckled 105.

He made his flight. The rest is history.

M.

What was Steve Jobs like in person, on a one to one basis? It seems that no one but his personal staff really gets to be around him!

[iJon]

Originally posted by mstecker
I can't resist retelling this story in this thread:

Back in 1992, when I worked for NeXT, I once had occasion to drive Steve Jobs to the airport in North Carolina. He was going to miss his flight unless we hit light speed, so he agreed to pay for any tickets or increased insurance premiums I'd have as a result of flooring it. Unfortunately, that car (a 1980 BMW 320I) couldn't do much more than 105, but trust me, it was a white knuckled 105.

He made his flight. The rest is history.

M.
you should go back and work for him, his personal hit man and driver, can you say...GTA: Cupertino.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Hell yeah! I'd love to be Steve's getaway driver!
Steve:"Let's give Bill a lawn job"
Me: "Hell yeah!"
Steve: "Let's use the company Hummer"
Me: "The one with the picture of Calvin pissing on the Microsoft logo?"
Steve: "That's the one"
Me: "It's go time!"

[pseudobrit]

In my Jetta 2.0 -- 123, gear limited

In my diesel -- 112, drag limited (in a light mist -- no radar or laser works)

Now, when I get the ol' TDI chipped, she'll be pushing 120+ at 35mpg!

[marcsiry]

Originally posted by MacBandit

Going fast in a car is one thing and yes when you get up to 120+ you really feel like your moving and then at 140-150+ it's insane but do it on a bike. I've been to 158MPH on a motorcycle and let me tell you that feels insane with the wind ripping by you.

From your screenname, I'm guessing you were riding a big-bore Suzuki I4, right?

The reason is most cars speedometers are off on the plus side by about 5-10% at 60MPH.

Yep, most bikes, too. My fastest momentary speed was 155 MPH indicated on a VFR800 on Hwy 33 in California, and 147 indicated sustained for 30 minutes+ on the same road, riding a CBR600F3.

I rode a Hyabusa on Angeles Crest but was too chickensh*t to bust 65 :-)

[TEG]

Originally posted by patrick0brien
-vSpacken
But we U.S.'ers have an answer now, and that answer is:
MONTANA


One Problem with that Partick...

Montana has had a very strict 75mph speed limit since 2000. They had a problem with "Yahooes" going 150+, which with a 4-Lane Freeway, and trucks limited to 60mph was not a good combination.
Wikipedia Article on Speed Limits (http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_limit)
But of course they usually give the 5-10mph over that the rest of the country has. Plus becuase of the belief in Montanabon, the cops now have credit card readers in the patrol cars, and will pull you over if you are going 86 or faster.

TEG

[legion]

155MPH all the time between San Francisco and Los Angeles (Used to have to travel it often for work on weekends and the Central Valley is a joy to drive except for the areas patrolled by plane) At 155MPH, the engine disengaged from the transmission (kind of a floaty feeling that always disturbed me) until it dropped down again to 155MPH. I always meant to get the chip limiter taken off, but you go through tires really quickly at those speeds and they are pricey for that speed rating.

I also used to do 155MPH between St. Louis and Chicago. The distance is usually through farm land where you can see cops miles away.

After about 120MPH, the speed difference doesn't seem to be as noticeable because the interior cabin sound doesn't change and since you're concentrating on driving and only looking straight ahead on "cop watch", you don't look to see the things flying by on the side :D

Fastest I've driven (period) is 187MPH in a Ferrari 456GT on a race track, alone. I got nervous then and didn't choose to tryout the race spec'd Ferraris (though I did admire their sound.)

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
"I feel the need...the need...for speed!"
:vomits uncontrollable:

EWWWWWWWWWW.

[iWantAMac]

280kmh (174 mph) on my brother's Fireblade. You've really got to have your wits about you while travelling at those speeds, especially on a bike.

[Powerbook G5]

Bikes can be mad scary at those speeds.

[iJon]

for you bikers, watch this.

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=bikespeed.avi

iJon

[tazo]

Originally posted by MacBandit
Well a friend of mine had a 70's vintage camaro with a 327 that we built extensively. It was pushing about 400HP when we were done. We got it up to 169MPH on a timed mile and just ran out of room and had to slow down.

I had a 1985 CRX Si that we lowered as far as possible to reduce drag and then milled the head and did some other minor engine work and we got it up to a timed mile of 138MPH.

Going fast in a car is one thing and yes when you get up to 120+ you really feel like your moving and then at 140-150+ it's insane but do it on a bike. I've been to 158MPH on a motorcycle and let me tell you that feels insane with the wind ripping by you.

I don't believe anyone who tells me they've been to such and such speed unless they timed out a mile. The reason is most cars speedometers are off on the plus side by about 5-10% at 60MPH. That means at 120MPH the speedometer could be reading as much as 12MPH off on the fast side. Meaning they're speedometer is reading 132 but they're only doing 120MPH. This only gets worse the faster you go and at 180MPH the speedometer would be reading 198.

I think I might have like a heart attack or a panic attack if I was going that fast on a motorcycle...

[Kwyjibo]

when i was in physical therapy after my foot surgery, the guy would talk about his bike and how much fun it was to go fast. he always emphaized how you couldn't feel 60 if you weren't looking and how much fun it was....that made me want to have a bike maybe enxt year but its tough toget a motorcycle license in illinois.

[Powerbook G5]

According to my insurance company, the average life span they give to someone on a bike is between 3-4 months in south Florida...

[mc68k]

usually the governer kicks in at 105-110. needless to say, not as fast as i wanted to have gone

[iJon]

ok i found out, my car does have a governer, which limits it to 149, so honestly no one, including me on the Acura-TL forum knows its true potential since there are no perfermance chips for the TL to remove it.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Ah well, you can always dream...

[evoluzione]

ok, in my Lancia Delta HF Turbo (1.6l fwd) I managed 121mph, and it's rated at 122mph. That was sutained too, it would get there hella quick. I regularly went over a 100mph and not just on straights either, here's one for iGAV, racing an RS Turbo up the A1, hit top speed, round long sweeping corners, not easing off a bit, beat the RS because of it :D

in my Toyota Corolla hatch (1.3 12v fwd 5sp) i had 4 friends in the car and hit 101mph in 3rd gear! but that maxed out at 105 (in 4th i think, 103 in 5th)

just last week i did 109mph in a friend's Land Rover Discovery, backed off as it became a tad unstable.

i went from Boston to The Bronx, dropped a friend off, and on to Brooklyn, in 2 and a half hours before, average of about 90 i think.

and that's on public roads (oh, and for those who know, i live right at the end of the B660, one of the best driving roads in England, and only a couple of miles away from the new Bedford Autodrome, flew past there every day on my way to school, took the bus 28 minutes, my record was 6, and it's 11 miles of country roads :D )

on the track, around 130ish in a 16v 'grale and an Alfa SZ.

one of these days i'll get above that, hopefully sideways at Pikes Peak :eek:

[strider42]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I know, it's *so* awesome to drive at over 200...I've only done that one time, though. As far as limiters...I believe I read somewhere that many companies get a financial incentive for including them for safety reasons, but I'm not sure.

I don't know if thats true or not, but some have very good reasons for limiting speed. Mercedes E55 (I think it was that model) is limited to 155 mph because no one mass produces tires capable of taking such a heavy car any faster. its capable of quite a bit more.

[Durandal7]

Originally posted by evoluzione
one of these days i'll get above that, hopefully sideways at Pikes Peak :eek:
If you do just be sure not to act like all the idiot tourists around here and burn out your brakes on the way down. That's what gets them on Pikes Peak. That and doing stupid **** like shifting into neutral on the way down and running right off the side. :rolleyes:

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by tazo
I think I might have like a heart attack or a panic attack if I was going that fast on a motorcycle...

Nah, that's the great thing about a bike. With a little car it takes a day and an age to get to top speed. With a big bike you can do it in 5 secs and then be back at legal speeds 5 secs later. So your time of danger is much much lower.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by marcsiry
From your screenname, I'm guessing you were riding a big-bore Suzuki I4, right?.............


Well that would be a good guess but it wouldn't be right. My first street bike was a '91 Suzuki Bandit 400 back in '94. By the way I've been riding motorcycles on my own since I was 6. In any case I started using Bandit as my online name back then and started using MacBandit in about '96 when I started joining Mac sites.

In any case the bike I was riding was a BMW K1200RS. I worked at a BMW Motorcycle shop for 7 years and was Service Manager for 5. Sometimes you have a customer that wants you to take it out as fast as you can and make sure everything is okay with it. It just so happened that on that day the road was clear and the weather was good. I would have gone faster but they're limited to that speed.

My previous fastest speed was on a BMW R1100RS at 146. I just ran out of straight away. I use to live out in the country and the closest pizza place was 7 miles away one way. So I went for the pizza on the bike. Motorcycles have been my only form of transportation for most of my life even with Oregon rain. In any case I was able to get down the curvy country road and to the pizza parlor and back in 12 mins. That included paying for and strapping the pizza on. Oh, and when I got back the pizza was still burning hot in the middle of winter. Fastest pizza delivery I have ever heard of.

[MarkCollette]

I love reading all the posts from guys with really spiffy sports cars who've gone soooo fast.

I have a crappy, 23rd hand, 1998 Chrysler Lebaron. It grinds when I'm in what I guess is equivalent to first gear (automatic transmission). I've gone over 180 Km/hr in my car many times, but last year I went 195 Km/hr, with three passengers. Let's just say that I did it when they were all busy talking, so they (girls) wouldn't freak out. Unfortunately my girlfriend felt how fast we were going and looked at the speedometer. For some reason, she wasn't as impressed as I was...

The speedometer only goes to 200 Km/hr, so I think I'd need to be going down a hill to go any faster ;)

[MarkCollette]

Originally posted by Durandal7
If you do just be sure not to act like all the idiot tourists around here and burn out your brakes on the way down. That's what gets them on Pikes Peak. That and doing stupid **** like shifting into neutral on the way down and running right off the side. :rolleyes:

I live in Calgary, Alberta, which is basically right by the mountains. When I was 15 or so, my Dad was driving down the mountain, and I said "maybe we can save gas by just putting it in neutral". My Dad and I are of Scottish descent, so that was appealing :D

Well, when it came time to break and turn, he realized that the car had stalled, and so the power stearing and power breaks weren't working. He wasn't sure if he could just turn the car on again without breaking it (you can)... I'm pretty glad that he worked out a lot, because we came pretty freakin close to dieing that day. He just barely kept us on the road, while the breaks slowly decellerated us to a stop, several kilometers down the road.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by MarkCollette
I love reading all the posts from guys with really spiffy sports cars who've gone soooo fast.

I have a crappy, 23rd hand, 1998 Chrysler Lebaron. It grinds when I'm in what I guess is equivalent to first gear (automatic transmission). I've gone over 180 Km/hr in my car many times, but last year I went 195 Km/hr, with three passengers. Let's just say that I did it when they were all busy talking, so they (girls) wouldn't freak out. Unfortunately my girlfriend felt how fast we were going and looked at the speedometer. For some reason, she wasn't as impressed as I was...

The speedometer only goes to 200 Km/hr, so I think I'd need to be going down a hill to go any faster ;)


Hell, yeah. I've had my share of fun in beaters. My first car was a '79 Datsun 310 which I bought for $600 in '92. At the time it looked very very good for it's age and had low mieles. I use to do 100mph in it daily coming home from high school. One time on my way to washington I got it up to 120MPH going down a really long hill. It never ran the same after that as I floated the valves on it for about a mile to get to that speed. Later on I took out a deer at about 90mph and had to put a new radiator, hood, and front fender on it from a junk car I bought. Then I forgot to put coolant in it and just put water in it which froze and the car over heated and warped the head. So I put the head off the beater car on mine which had worse valve guides then the one I took off. Ahh, my first car, there wasn't much left when I was done with it. I also jumped it quite a bit.

[rhpenguin]

Ive done about 150MPH in my 1972 Datsun 240Z. Its tuned to the tits.

tripple 40mm Weber carbs
JE Pistons
Hooker headers
Nismo radiator
aftermarket cam and crank (cant remember the lift and duration off the top of my head)
Nismo comp gearbox
MSD Ignition system
Supertrap exhaust system
welded rear diff
13" crossdrilled brembro brakes on the back
10" crossdrilled bushnell brakes on the front
Compmotive 17" rims w/ Toyo Proxies RA1 tires

and so on.... its a really fun ride... next year im putting a turbo on it :)

A few pics for yall. just so this post isnt such a tease :)
Link (http://homepage.mac.com/rhpenguin1)

[iJon]

Originally posted by rhpenguin
Ive done about 150MPH in my 1972 Datsun 240Z. Its tuned to the tits.

tripple 40mm Weber carbs
JE Pistons
Hooker headers
Nismo radiator
aftermarket cam and crank (cant remember the lift and duration off the top of my head)
Nismo comp gearbox
MSD Ignition system
Supertrap exhaust system
welded rear diff
13" crossdrilled brembro brakes on the back
10" crossdrilled bushnell brakes on the front
Compmotive 17" rims w/ Toyo Proxies RA1 tires

and so on.... its a really fun ride... next year im putting a turbo on it :)

A few pics for yall. just so this post isnt such a tease :)
Link (http://homepage.mac.com/rhpenguin1)
you've kept that in really good condition. it has fast written all over it. that supercharger should bea fun thing to add.

iJon

[scem0]

Originally posted by iJon
for you bikers, watch this.

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=bikespeed.avi

iJon

Oh my! Thats scared me! :D

I don't even want to imagine how scared i'd be at those speeds on a bike.

scem0

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by rhpenguin
Ive done about 150MPH in my 1972 Datsun 240Z. Its tuned to the tits.

tripple 40mm Weber carbs
JE Pistons
Hooker headers
Nismo radiator
aftermarket cam and crank (cant remember the lift and duration off the top of my head)
Nismo comp gearbox
MSD Ignition system
Supertrap exhaust system
welded rear diff
13" crossdrilled brembro brakes on the back
10" crossdrilled bushnell brakes on the front
Compmotive 17" rims w/ Toyo Proxies RA1 tires

and so on.... its a really fun ride... next year im putting a turbo on it :)

A few pics for yall. just so this post isnt such a tease :)
Link (http://homepage.mac.com/rhpenguin1)

My dad has a 240Z. What a great car. He hasn't driven it in years though as it was in mint condition until two people hit him in two days and totaled it. He bought it back from the insurance company and parked it.

Just one question. Why do you have bigger discs on the rear of the car then on the front?

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by iJon
for you bikers, watch this.

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/index.php?e=bikespeed.avi

iJon


Hmm, nice video but the guy is kind of stupid for doing those speeds in a residential area. It's best to find an empty road with no driveways and no trees so you can see if there are animals.

[mstecker]

Originally posted by wdlove
What was Steve Jobs like in person, on a one to one basis? It seems that no one but his personal staff really gets to be around him!

Steve's a great guy. We used to love joking with him about expensing client dinners at the local steakhouse back to NeXT. He hated that. It offended his vegitarian sensibilities.

[evoluzione]

Originally posted by iJon
you've kept that in really good condition. it has fast written all over it. that supercharger should be a fun thing to add.

iJon

actually mate, superchargers and turbos are very different to one another. a supercharger compresses the air before it enters the engine, the denser the air, the better it is, whereas a turbo works on the exhaust gasses. the latter being more fun i think, as it's not as smooth as the supercharger (although these days they're a little more subtle). nothing like watching that turbo boost guage creeping from the negative into the boost zone and feeling it punch you in the back and catapult you forward at scary speeds :D

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by evoluzione
actually mate, superchargers and turbos are very different to one another. a supercharger compresses the air before it enters the engine, the denser the air, the better it is, whereas a turbo works on the exhaust gasses. the latter being more fun i think, as it's not as smooth as the supercharger (although these days they're a little more subtle). nothing like watching that turbo boost guage creeping from the negative into the boost zone and feeling it punch you in the back and catapult you forward at scary speeds :D

I agree about the fun factor but if you want to go fast a SuperCharger will typically beat a Turbo any day except in price.

Also just to add a little on the explanation of the two... A super charger is typically belt driven off the crank shaft like the Alternator is. It cranks a compressor that compresses the incoming air into the intake of the car. A turbo does a very similar thing but instead of being ran off the crank shaft it is is propelled by exhaust gases. You basically have to fan blades. One is in the exhaust being pushed by the exhaust. The other fan is in the intake of the car but the intake has to be ran down low in the car near the exhaust so the fan can be put in it. Compressing air causes it to heat up and expand which in turn defeats the purpose of getting more oxygen in the motor. So what you do is run the compressed air through what is called an intercooler (not all turbo or supercharged cars have them). An intercooler is basically a big radiator that the compressed air goes through prior to entering the intake. It is more common to run an intercooler on a turbo then a supercharge simple because turbos heat the incoming air more due to there proximity to the exhaust.

[iJon]

Originally posted by evoluzione
actually mate, superchargers and turbos are very different to one another. a supercharger compresses the air before it enters the engine, the denser the air, the better it is, whereas a turbo works on the exhaust gasses. the latter being more fun i think, as it's not as smooth as the supercharger (although these days they're a little more subtle). nothing like watching that turbo boost guage creeping from the negative into the boost zone and feeling it punch you in the back and catapult you forward at scary speeds :D
oh i know, i just misread what he said. i thought he said he was gonna put a supercharger on it, wasnt paying to much attention.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

I agree, I *love* my turbo! It makes driving so much fun, gives you one hell of a rush, and I just cannot get enough of that turbo whine when you are going at full boost. :) I cannot wait until I can afford a WRX STi....now that will be one sweet ride. I drove a WRX last year in the snow and I swear, it is one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had.

[iJon]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I agree, I *love* my turbo! It makes driving so much fun, gives you one hell of a rush, and I just cannot get enough of that turbo whine when you are going at full boost. :) I cannot wait until I can afford a WRX STi....now that will be one sweet ride. I drove a WRX last year in the snow and I swear, it is one of the most exciting experiences I've ever had.
oh i love those cars so much, that was my second choice for a car. i had a customer coming in who drove one, it said it was such a blast driving.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Gotta have the turbo, it makes life real interesting once it hits between 10-12 psi. :D

[Powerbook G5]

Yeah, if I had the money, my choice would probably be between the WRX STi or the Corvette...although the new RX-8 and G35 coupe are looking pretty sexy both in red, too.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Yeah, if I had the money, my choice would probably be between the WRX STi or the Corvette...although the new RX-8 and G35 coupe are looking pretty sexy both in red, too.

The new 350Z Turbo should be out next year.

[iJon]

Originally posted by MacBandit
The new 350Z Turbo should be out next year.
i heard the 350z isnt as fun to drive as it looks. although i would drive it first to decide, not by a book.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Turbo? Sweet! I was pretty disappointed to learn the twin turbo Z car was lacking when they brought it back from the grave...I miss those days of the Supra TT, RX-7 TT, 3000GT/Stealth TT, 300ZX TT...there were some great cars before they got killed and replaced by slow, ugly SUVs.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Turbo? Sweet! I was pretty disappointed to learn the twin turbo Z car was lacking when they brought it back from the grave...I miss those days of the Supra TT, RX-7 TT, 3000GT/Stealth TT, 300ZX TT...there were some great cars before they got killed and replaced by slow, ugly SUVs.

The RX-7 isn't dead. They are actually going to bring it back. I can't remember when but I'm thinking it is next year also.

Personally I prefer a normally aspirated car with the same amount of horsepower as the turbo/supercharged car. It's much more reliable and has a better power delivery. If you want to go fast everywhere not just in a straight line then power delivery is extremely important.

[iJon]

Originally posted by MacBandit
The RX-7 isn't dead. They are actually going to bring it back. I can't remember when but I'm thinking it is next year also.

Personally I prefer a normally aspirated car with the same amount of horsepower as the turbo/supercharged car. It's much more reliable and has a better power delivery. If you want to go fast everywhere not just in a straight line then power delivery is extremely important.
my best friend who has a bimmer, his younger brother has an rx-7, its got every damn thing you could have in a car on that thing. when you get in you feel like your in a cockpit with all the gauges. i swear if i worked hard enough i could put my heard in the exhaust.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

I've heard it is coming back, too, in fact, I believe in Japan they have been selling the RX-7 and Supras to this day. I agree with the more reliable power delivery of a NA engine, but I just cannot describe the kinds of ****s and giggles you get when you are working a turbo...it's just a whole different experience and it's a blast.

My turbo is fast....a Camero SS may have lots more raw power at any given time and be faster overall...but when the turbo kicks in, you have the whole experience of the boost guage going wild, the sound of the turbo spooling up, the sound of the BOV between beautifully orchestrated shifts and the skills you pick up in order to keep that turbo spooling to its max at any given time. It takes more talent to get a turbo to perform to its capabilities, and to me, that's a big part of driving--the experience. Besides, when I have the turbo kicking in, this is basically all you see of my car...

[VIREBEL661]

120 in my 2002 Celica...:D

[VIREBEL661]

Originally posted by MacBandit
The RX-7 isn't dead. They are actually going to bring it back. I can't remember when but I'm thinking it is next year also.

Here's the recent incarnation of the RX-7, it's now the RX-8...

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/handleHomeFlash.action?vehicleCode=RX8&modelYear=2004

I really miss the Toyota Supra - the last one absolutely rocked...

[shadowfax]

damn, my honda civic quit accelerating at 105 mph. that's as fast as i have gone.

[Powerbook G5]

Agreed, the Supra rocked hard. I went to Europe a couple of years ago and at Monoco I saw a bright yellow Toyota Supra twin turbo...it was new, shiney, and *so* sweet. They were seriously great cars and even now a used one will cost you an arm and a leg.

[PixelFactory]

Fastest I've ever gone was 157+ on my suped up Honda VFR750. Not sure how much faster because I was still accelerating when I passed the cop who clocked me. He didn't catch up to me until I was in my driveway already cleaning off my bike for about 5 minutes.

[Powerbook G5]

****, I'd have put it in the garage and made a nice clean break if I were you...

[PixelFactory]

Didn't even know I was being chased. It was easter sunday and I think I woke him up. He was prety angry when he finally caught up with me. Luckily I knew someone on the force and he was working.

[Powerbook G5]

Ah well, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose.

[patrick0brien]

-PixelFactory

I'd have loved to see the look on his drowsy face as he blinked at the radar readout trying to comprhend just what he was looking at, and what the hell happened.

Kinda like me looking at my alarm clock in the morning trying to stop this box with the red number-thingies from making that awful racket (caveman arr-arr).

[wdlove]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Gotta have the turbo, it makes life real interesting once it hits between 10-12 psi. :D

That is what I call a nice wax job, you know it's good when you can see youself! What kind of product do you use?

[Powerbook G5]

Fast Wax...you can find it at Wal Mart and in auto sections of most places. You just spray it on after you wash your car and wipe it off. The amazing part is that that is the original paint from 1989 and it shines like a mirror.

[iJon]

well i hit 110 out on the highway today, ill have to work on it some more.

iJon

[macphoria]

115mph.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by VIREBEL661
Here's the recent incarnation of the RX-7, it's now the RX-8...

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/handleHomeFlash.action?vehicleCode=RX8&modelYear=2004

I really miss the Toyota Supra - the last one absolutely rocked...

Actually the RX8 is not a replacement for the RX7 and they are sold side by side in Japan. They never quit producing the RX7. They merely quit importing it. They are supposed to importing next years model though.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I've heard it is coming back, too, in fact, I believe in Japan they have been selling the RX-7 and Supras to this day. I agree with the more reliable power delivery of a NA engine, but I just cannot describe the kinds of ****s and giggles you get when you are working a turbo...it's just a whole different experience and it's a blast.

My turbo is fast....a Camero SS may have lots more raw power at any given time and be faster overall...but when the turbo kicks in, you have the whole experience of the boost guage going wild, the sound of the turbo spooling up, the sound of the BOV between beautifully orchestrated shifts and the skills you pick up in order to keep that turbo spooling to its max at any given time. It takes more talent to get a turbo to perform to its capabilities, and to me, that's a big part of driving--the experience. Besides, when I have the turbo kicking in, this is basically all you see of my car...

I know exactly what you are talking about with the power rush. If you like that you would piss yourself on a 2-stroke dirt bike. With the older 2-strokes when they hit powerband they all but ripped your arms out of there sockets and tried to flip over backwards in the process. The new ones have a lot better power delivery but still have a huge rush of power. Also 4 cylinder sport bikes have a huge rush of power too way more then any turbo car I have ever driven.

[gello2424]

202 mph on the Utah salt flats. Never seen a hood pop up a few inches!!! glad to see that the make one helll of a good hood latch!!

Personal best in my Acura NSX with mapped CPU 175 MPH I even have the ticket and court papers to back it up :)

They don't mess around in Utah!

[Greenpants]

only 85 mph in my 71 Super Beetle. Once I get my dual carburetors though...

[iJon]

Originally posted by gello2424
Personal best in my Acura NSX with mapped CPU 175 MPH I even have the ticket and court papers to back it up :)

They don't mess around in Utah!
wow, im so jealous. anyways, how much was the ticket and what did the judge say.

iJon

[MrMacMan]

Originally posted by iJon
i heard the 350z isnt as fun to drive as it looks. although i would drive it first to decide, not by a book.

iJon
Its fun to be in, but not as much as one would think, it is still very sporty.

Originally posted by MacBandit
The RX-7 isn't dead. They are actually going to bring it back. I can't remember when but I'm thinking it is next year also.

RX-8 next year. I heard they already had pictures of it.

Originally posted by MacBandit
The new 350Z Turbo should be out next year.

First they are making this:

http://www.canadiandriver.com/testdrives/images/04350zrdstr_1-1.jpg


Originally posted by gello2424

They don't mess around in Utah!

Hmm... thats not my experiance, we were going 120 no cops in sight...

[CmdrLaForge]

Porsche Carrera 911: 152mph
Porsche Boxter: 145mph
BMW 325:143mph
Airbus: 688 mph

[iJon]

Originally posted by MrMacman
RX-8 next year. I heard they already had pictures of it.
rx-8 is already out, they are bringing back the 7 next year.

iJon

[crenz]

Originally posted by CmdrLaForge
Airbus: 688 mph

Yes, but did you fly it yourself? :)

[Powerbook G5]

Yes, the RX-8 is out, I saw a red one just a few days ago when coming back from Barnes and Noble...very sexy looking, but lacks in torque...it could definitely learn something from its twin turbo older brother :)

[rhpenguin]

Originally posted by MacBandit
My dad has a 240Z. What a great car. He hasn't driven it in years though as it was in mint condition until two people hit him in two days and totaled it. He bought it back from the insurance company and parked it.

Just one question. Why do you have bigger discs on the rear of the car then on the front?

When i did the car, due to the adjustable suspension i couldnt get the bigger brakes on the front as well. If anyone wants to buy my big brakes i got for the front, lemme know :)

[rhpenguin]

And as for the supercharger vs. turbocharger for my car, i can get the upgraded turbos that were made for the 280Z bloody cheap and then further modify the hell out of it. Where as if i went supercharger i would have to have it specially designed. I only know one other person with a supercharger on their 240Z (and i know a LOT of people with Zs thanks to the Ontario Z Car club) and it cost him close to $8000 to put it on his car. Im looking to do the whole project for roughly $2000 tops. And also ive already got close to 350HP (my motor is on the virge of insane for a Nissan striaght six motor) so i dont really care about the extra gains from the supercharger.

Hope these two posts answer the questions people have had about my car. Oh and one last thing for the record, I've never topped my car out. Im pretty sure in the condition its in now it can pull close to 170 - 180 MPH but the front end just lifts to much. Also next year im going to put on this bumper (http://www.zcarparts.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=50-1750&Category_Code=7BSA) and a fiberglass rear bumper.

[job]

120MPH at 2AM on a toll road in my '87 Mercedes 190E.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by rhpenguin
And as for the supercharger vs. turbocharger for my car, i can get the upgraded turbos that were made for the 280Z bloody cheap and then further modify the hell out of it. Where as if i went supercharger i would have to have it specially designed. I only know one other person with a supercharger on their 240Z (and i know a LOT of people with Zs thanks to the Ontario Z Car club) and it cost him close to $8000 to put it on his car. Im looking to do the whole project for roughly $2000 tops. And also ive already got close to 350HP (my motor is on the virge of insane for a Nissan striaght six motor) so i dont really care about the extra gains from the supercharger.

Hope these two posts answer the questions people have had about my car. Oh and one last thing for the record, I've never topped my car out. Im pretty sure in the condition its in now it can pull close to 170 - 180 MPH but the front end just lifts to much. Also next year im going to put on this bumper (http://www.zcarparts.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=50-1750&Category_Code=7BSA) and a fiberglass rear bumper.

350HP in a 240z is a lot of power. They don't weigh very much and they are quite aerodynamic. The front bumper/spoiler will make a HUGE difference in stability at speed. The car will also accelerate better at higher speeds due to improved aerodynamics.

[Powerbook G5]

Unfortunately, the people here don't seem to grasp the concept of aerodynamics when modifying their cars and end up ruining them more than anything.

[mstecker]

http://homepage.mac.com/mstecker/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2003-06-23%2018.40.38%20-0700/Image-AD2BAE46A5E111D7.jpg

Regularly hits the 130s, but on a couple of wild occasions, has hit the 160s. Not too shabby for a 25 year old car.

That was without the dragon on the roof.

Yes, I live in a suburban wasteland.

[iJon]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Unfortunately, the people here don't seem to grasp the concept of aerodynamics when modifying their cars and end up ruining them more than anything.
no kidding, i see to many giant al wings on thes ugly civics i find it so ugly, but they like it. my friend came over and we test drove my acrua, he said if you rice this up or put those damn stickers on the window ill kick your ass. and i completly agreeed with him. my car came with the OEM spoiler, and I plan on putting the OEM acura body kit on there, because it gives it a sportier sleeker look. other than that im through.

iJon

[mstecker]

Originally posted by iJon
no kidding, i see to many giant al wings on thes ugly civics i find it so ugly, but they like it. my friend came over and we test drove my acrua, he said if you rice this up or put those damn stickers on the window ill kick your ass. and i completly agreeed with him. my car came with the OEM spoiler, and I plan on putting the OEM acura body kit on there, because it gives it a sportier sleeker look. other than that im through.

iJon

There are lots of subtle ways to do it. You could, for example, add a ton of horsepower by reworking the exhaust and the heads without any outward signs. But maybe that's not "ricing it up"? I have to agree with you , though. The sight of civics with 2" exhausts spitting out of a 6" tailpipe crack me up.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by mstecker
There are lots of subtle ways to do it. You could, for example, add a ton of horsepower by reworking the exhaust and the heads without any outward signs. But maybe that's not "ricing it up"? I have to agree with you , though. The sight of civics with 2" exhausts spitting out of a 6" tailpipe crack me up. i dunno, i think of "ricing" a car up more as adding really gaudy rims, putting on outrageous paint jobs, adding racing stickers, putting on those body kits that go down almost to the ground, adding a nitrous oxide kit to it...

i don't thing tweaking the exhaust/intake system on a car to improve performance is ricing it. you don't need flashy exhaust pipes to make the exhaust system pump it out. you can probably make such mods conservatively. i'd be all for that, long as you know what you're doing.

[iJon]

Originally posted by mstecker
There are lots of subtle ways to do it. You could, for example, add a ton of horsepower by reworking the exhaust and the heads without any outward signs. But maybe that's not "ricing it up"? I have to agree with you , though. The sight of civics with 2" exhausts spitting out of a 6" tailpipe crack me up.
yeah im debating with my self if i want to get the cold air intake, i know it will give my TL a throatier sound instead of a bumble bee. i would replace the headers because they will add tons of horsepower, but ill have to wait for more cash. I have 3 small mods to start my car knowledge of with. i ordered hyper white bulbs to replace my high beams and fogs to matce my low HID's. this will hold me off until i buy real HID's. i am going to rewire my fog lights so i can drive with them without the headlights on. My dad is also going to help me hardwire my new radar detector to my fuse box so i dont have wires all over the place.

iJon

[shadowfax]

do radar detectors actually do anything for you? i was talking with an ex-cop when i took defensive driving some time ago, and he was laughing at the people who'd spent so much money on them now. he said that they've changed radar gun to only put radar signals out when they gun someone, so that it's basically too late for the detector to tell you there's a cop around, because you've been gunned already. the only thing they are good for, he said, is telling you you've been gunned before you get pulled over.

[mstecker]

Originally posted by shadowfax
do radar detectors actually do anything for you? i was talking with an ex-cop when i took defensive driving some time ago, and he was laughing at the people who'd spent so much money on them now. he said that they've changed radar gun to only put radar signals out when they gun someone, so that it's basically too late for the detector to tell you there's a cop around, because you've been gunned already. the only thing they are good for, he said, is telling you you've been gunned before you get pulled over.

While this is true, it doesn't mean that radar detectors are useless. If you're smart about your driving patterns, you always try to have a pack of fast cars out in front of you. Your hope is that when they point the radar at them, you'll pick it up and be able to stop before they point the radar at you.

Of course, someone who understands this doesn't want to be the one driving out in front of you. Fortunately, there is no shortage of dim but lead-footed people on the highways

[iJon]

Originally posted by shadowfax
do radar detectors actually do anything for you? i was talking with an ex-cop when i took defensive driving some time ago, and he was laughing at the people who'd spent so much money on them now. he said that they've changed radar gun to only put radar signals out when they gun someone, so that it's basically too late for the detector to tell you there's a cop around, because you've been gunned already. the only thing they are good for, he said, is telling you you've been gunned before you get pulled over.
well it has saved my ass many times. ill be driving down the bypass and it will go beep beep beepa nd whatever alert. I slow down to the speed limit, and by gollly there was a cop sitting there running radar. and i see lots of cops driving around town who set mine off, they arent running radar but they have theres one. it has saved my butt many times and i havent gotten a ticket since ive gotten one. so its up to you. most raods i know where the cops chill sincei travel the same roads almost everyday so i know when i can drive the hell out of my car and when i need to slow down.

iJon

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by iJon
well it has saved my ass many times. ill be driving down the bypass and it will go beep beep beepa nd whatever alert. I slow down to the speed limit, and by gollly there was a cop sitting there running radar. and i see lots of cops driving around town who set mine off, they arent running radar but they have theres one. it has saved my butt many times and i havent gotten a ticket since ive gotten one. so its up to you. most raods i know where the cops chill sincei travel the same roads almost everyday so i know when i can drive the hell out of my car and when i need to slow down.

iJon hah, ok. maybe he was just trying to scare us or trick us into not buying radar detectors. :D

[Powerbook G5]

I agree about the radar detectors, but some, like the Valentine 1, actually pay for your ticket if the detector did not work for you. As far as the "rice-ing up" your car debate, I like things to be stealthy. On my car, I simply did internal work, such as removed the resonence box, added a custom air intake from parts I got from Home Depot and had it running down the inside of the bumper next to the fog light, did some internal tweaks to the turbo, increased the psi by a few lbs, added better fuel injectors and spark plugs, and stuff like that. My car looks purely stock, the only outside parts that are different are the slightly wider tires, the better wipers, the xenon lights, and the Apple sticker on the hatch glass. I've thought of swapping out the rims on my car with stock 96-97 chrome GT rims, but they are hard to find in good condition without paying an arm and a leg for them. The resulting look is very much stock, but now a top speed is well into the 150s and acceleration is down into the high 5 to low 6 depending on shifting. Definitely not bad for a 14 year old 145 hp stock with 169,000 miles on her.

[Powerbook G5]

The mouth of the beast :D

[skymaXimus]

120-125mph in my 90 Acura Integra. I made it from Austin to San Antonio in about 35 to 40 minutes.

[Roger1]

The fastest for me was 110 m.p.h., back when I was a teenager. It was in my 71 Nova, with a 350, 4barrel, and a POWERGLIDE transmission. Oh, and drum brakes all around. Yeah, stupid, but it was a rush. Since then, I've only gotten close a couple of times. Once in a Dodge Conquest TSI (95), and an Eagle Talon (90). Now I am relegated to the minivan set, so speeding at an acceptable speed is out of the question. At least until my kids grow up and I can spend their inheritance on a REAL car. :D

Edit:spelling

[BaghdadBob]

115 MPH in a 130 HP '98 Hyundai Elantra, probably about 5 times. No kidding. Not for very long though, although I broke 100 in that car on probably 20-30 occasions. No idea why it stopped running...

[BaghdadBob]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
The mouth of the beast :D
Yo, is that the first year probe with the grooves on the trim and turbo? I delivered with a guy who drove one of those, and I have to say, although I would never drive a Mustang I would take one of those (only that exact model) if I had the cash to sweeten it. They have a beautiful profile.

I find the later Probes to be ugly though.

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by BaghdadBob
Yo, is that the first year probe with the grooves on the trim and turbo? I delivered with a guy who drove one of those, and I have to say, although I would never drive a Mustang I would take one of those (only that exact model) if I had the cash to sweeten it. They have a beautiful profile.

I find the later Probes to be ugly though.

Good eye, it is indeed the first year 1989 Probe. I personally think they were the best, not to mention they are the most limited of the entire Probe run. They have the most unique look, plus they are also the lightest Probe GT made in the 8 years they made them. That was before they started adding airbags, ABS, automatics, trip computers, and other things that just weighed them down and diluted their true nature. Funny thing is, the Probe was originally made to be the next generation Mustang--until people found out it was a FWD 4 cyl that was going to replace the old school RWD V8 and it was basically petitioned into becoming its own entity. It's definitely a sweet ride, and well worth the money you put into it. And best part is...it's got Ford badges so insurance is lower than if it were a foreign car, yet it is almost 100% Japanese in parts. :)

[MrMacMan]

My comments on Radar Guns to shadowfax and iJon:

Radar Detectors are only good in detecting the non-experianced Cops, if a cop wants you they will wait patiently and when you go zooming by they will flip it on and clock you.

Tada:
Instant Ticket-o


Sure most cops just get lazy and leave it on all the time and then it will work fine.

Also you want one with the proper waylengths most of them have mutiple of them, you want the latest in speeding technology. :p

[iJon]

Originally posted by MrMacman
My comments on Radar Guns to shadowfax and iJon:

Radar Detectors are only good in detecting the non-experianced Cops, if a cop wants you they will wait patiently and when you go zooming by they will flip it on and clock you.

Tada:
Instant Ticket-o


Sure most cops just get lazy and leave it on all the time and then it will work fine.

Also you want one with the proper waylengths most of them have mutiple of them, you want the latest in speeding technology. :p
i look at radar and driving like this. there is always a rabbit on the road, you find the rabbit and follow him. he is always going fast. let him get beamed and then you slow down. every one follows the rabbit, only bad thing is is being the rabbit, which i can be quite frequently. There is only one town that i drive through which has abotut 300 people in it, but all there money comes from speeding tickets so they have all this fancy gear. actually i like their fancy gear because they helped us catch someone who broke windows at our store by using their infrared googles, but basically what im trying to say is i dont speed in that town no matter what.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

Exactly, you just need to get feel for your area and know the areas it is safe to speed at and the areas that it is not. Royal Palm Beach is like that over here--go one mile over the speed limit and pray to God you still have a license 10 minutes later.

[iJon]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
Exactly, you just need to get feel for your area and know the areas it is safe to speed at and the areas that it is not. Royal Palm Beach is like that over here--go one mile over the speed limit and pray to God you still have a license 10 minutes later.
ouch, i got my first ticket. i was going 20 over in residential. it was 11 at night and i was the only one on the road. he pulled me over. he said he didnt care, everyone does but he has to give a ticket. he gave me a careless driving ticket which means it doesnt go on my record. he said thanks for wearing my seatbelt and left.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

"Do you realize how fast you were going?"
"I have an idea"
"I clocked you going 87"
"Really? You must have caught me while I was slowing down, because for a moment there I was going way over 100"
:D

[jayb2000]

The WRX is really fast, but I can't dig the bug-eye, rally lights.
The R32 is basically a Golf with a 3.2l V6 (177 kW / 241 hp) and quattro. :D
More of the stealth speed thing that has been mentioned.
I much prefer the undercover speed cars.

[Powerbook G5]

The WRX has been slightly updated, now the buggy Neon looking lights are replaced with squarish ones, since there was so much criticism about the style.

[TMA]

No fancy cars here i'm afraid (I'm young and broke) but here are my top speeds:

'87 Ford Fiesta MK2 1.1 (£100) - 105Mph.
'90 Citroen AX TGE 1.1 (£400) - 117Mph
'97 Ford Fiesta MK4 1.25 Zetec 16V (£2500) - Not had a good chance to really rag it yet, but 110 is effortless. It's rated to 115 or somewhere near but I don't believe that for a second.

[MacManDan]

I've only taken a couple of relatively weak cars up to any sort of mentionable speed:

in my BMW 318i, I took it up to 114mph. It could have gone a little faster (probably only up to 120 or 125, gear limited) but I saw a sharp turn coming up and didn't want to fly off the road..BMWs are also electronically limited to 155 so even in a much more powerful bimmer I couldn't have gone much faster. :eek:

In my girlfriends Nissan Sentra GXE, it maxes out at about 105mph.

I guess that's not too bad for a couple of 4-bangers.. Luckily around here (El Paso, TX) there's plenty of near-by roads with few onramps and low traffic to bring your car up to speed (I-10 and I-25)

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by MrMacman
Its fun to be in, but not as much as one would think, it is still very sporty.


RX-8 next year. I heard they already had pictures of it.



First they are making this:

http://www.canadiandriver.com/testdrives/images/04350zrdstr_1-1.jpg

Blech!! Best way to ruin a perfectly good sports car, make it a convertible. Convertibles weigh more then hard tops, sacrifice body stiffness and safety. Not to mention they aren't nearly as comfortable to ride in at a 100MPH for an hour or two.

[Powerbook G5]

It seems like lately, most "sports cars" are more looks and less muscle and performance as they once were.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
It seems like lately, most "sports cars" are more looks and less muscle and performance as they once were.

I don't know they all have a lot more power then they did just a 5 years ago. Even your standard family car has more power then a run of the mill sports car did 10 years ago.

[GrizzlyHippo]

Haven't read the whole thread, but for something other than sports cars:

165mph on my Honda VTR1000 on the M5 motorway.

The bike was still accelerating, but I backed off as the front wheel was lifting!!!

Grizzly

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by MacBandit
I don't know they all have a lot more power then they did just a 5 years ago. Even your standard family car has more power then a run of the mill sports car did 10 years ago.

I agree, but the actual sports cars are getting heavy, or getting 4 doors, or all going automatic (why!!!!!) It just seems like the pure sports car with its extra light body, tight suspension, killer manual, and all the stuff that gives it that pureness is leaving the scene.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I agree, but the actual sports cars are getting heavy, or getting 4 doors, or all going automatic (why!!!!!) It just seems like the pure sports car with its extra light body, tight suspension, killer manual, and all the stuff that gives it that pureness is leaving the scene.

They're around just not in the US. You can thank regulations for that.

I would love a Lotus Elise. 1773lbs and 156 HP. That would be a riot.

They're are a lot of cars in the same niche all over the world but are not available here. Thank you big brother.

[patrick0brien]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
I agree, but the actual sports cars are getting heavy, or getting 4 doors, or all going automatic (why!!!!!) It just seems like the pure sports car with its extra light body, tight suspension, killer manual, and all the stuff that gives it that pureness is leaving the scene.

-Powerbook G5

Well, it's evolution. I remember the 70"s when there were cars with 500+ HP and that was sort of a "no-biggie". The problem was these cars needed that HP to get out of their own way - they were so heavy, badly suspended, and huge.

Now, a little bit of torque goes a lot farther.

As for four doors, well, that's no sports car. Though two half-suicide doors (like on the RX-8) is intriguing - reserving judgement here.

And why automatic? One word: traffic. With as much gridlock as most of the buying public lives around, working a clutch in bumper to bumper hurts - my next car is an automatic for this very reason. That, and resale value.

[Powerbook G5]

I agree an auto is easier in traffic, but dealing with a clutch in rush hour is a sacrifice I am willing to make because nothing beats working the clutch and rowing through the gears as you are driving. After driving my Probe for quite some time, I had to drive my dad's Pontiac Vibe while he took my mom's car down to get the brakes fixed so he could drive his car back when he dropped it off. I have to say, it was the most annoying thing ever. Between trying to clutch an invisible cluth half the time (damn, it's crazy how 'used' to it you can get while driving) I noticed that the car would shift at the worst times (why shift at 4k when you can take it to 6k?) and it took forever for the engine to even rev. One of my friends has a Matrix with a 6 speed and it revs pretty well, so I know it isn't the engine, so it was the auto that was making it such a pain. I guess I'm just bitter...because so many people buy autos, it's making it nearly impossible just to find a car with a manual anymore. Come on, they cost less, add less weight to the car, get better gas mileage, and they make driving so much more entertaining, what more could you ask for!

[TimDaddy]

over 120 mph. It was in my Toyota Echo, and the speedometer only goes to 120. The needle hit the odometer so I decided to slow down. (This was an Echo, I was going downhill on the interstate.) Hopefully in a few months when I get my gen 2 Solara I'll break my speed record!

[gello2424]

Someone asked me about the cost of my ticket and fees that I got in my NSX in Utah 987.00 so almost a grand. the juge was really cool about it he new a lot about cars and understood why I was driving that fast int he middle of now where. (that is probably why he didn't throw my happy ass in jail) For some reason when I was in the military we would always haul ass now to LV from Hill AFB and never see any cops but for the last few years the have been really busy busting jackass like me that just wont slow down. they would always say oh LV that is only about 3 to 4 hours away! Now it is back to about 6 :( But that is life.

[Giaguara]

224 km / h.

[coolbreeze]

Not the "fastest," (that's a secret) but had the cruise control set at this speed today (from Toledo, OH to Charleston, SC). Muahahaha...I love my car.

-Breeze

[iJon]

Originally posted by coolbreeze
Not the "fastest," (that's a secret) but had the cruise control set at this speed today (from Toledo, OH to Charleston, SC). Muahahaha...I love my car.

-Breeze
is that a bmw, looks like my moms z3's dashboard in a way.

iJon

[gello2424]

95 MPH? that is what everyone drives at out here in Cali. When there isn't mad traffic that is usually betweent he hours 4AM to 430AM. Hell i have been doing 90 on the 73 toll road and have had the CHP pass me!

[Ugg]

227 kmh on an extremely flat stretch of I-15 in Montana riding a Yamaha 750 and 215 kmh on the A 19 between Rostock and Berlin in an Audi A4.

[gello2424]

There you go that is about a touch over 150MPH

[patrick0brien]

Originally posted by iJon
is that a bmw, looks like my moms z3's dashboard in a way.

iJon

-iJon

Definitely a BMW. My guess z3, or 3-series.

[xpormac]

155 indicated on my Yamaha R6


Cars are boring :D

[Mr. Anderson]

Originally posted by gello2424
There you go that is about a touch over 150MPH

Haha, nice....

so who took the pic? And what time of day were you doing this?

It would have been quite humorous to here what you would have said to the cop who pulled you over....

Ah, there's this website.....:D

And I hope this doesn't become a contest....anyone gets hurt doing something stupid the only prize you'll get is possible entry into the Darwin Awards.

D

[patrick0brien]

Originally posted by Mr. Anderson
And I hope this doesn't become a contest....anyone gets hurt doing something stupid the only prize you'll get is possible entry into the Darwin Awards.

-Mr. Anderson

And there is only one thing worse than winning a Darwin Award, and that is getting a Runner Up.

"Performing a spectacular display of stupidiy while failing to remove oneself from the gene pool."

Usually this means the Darwin Runner Up has survived his stupid moment and must now live with the insults and injuries.

Like the fellow in West Virginia who bit down on a blasting cap and blew his lips off, and teeth out.(oooooo, I'm tempted to say something about 'fitting right in' but I won't - DOH!)

-xpormac

Can you mount a video camera to the tank and take a vid of you accelerating to that speed and post it somewhere? I'd love to see it.

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by patrick0brien
-xpormac

Can you mount a video camera to the tank and take a vid of you accelerating to that speed and post it somewhere? I'd love to see it.

I have some great videos of bikes accelerating to 185MPH+ if you're interested I could send you one.

[GeeYouEye]

A shade under 95 in a Toyota Corolla. But I could go faster with the opportunity. Say... I-80 between 2:00 and 5:00 AM between just after Park City, UT, and Wendover, NV... THAT has got to be the straightest road in existence.

[Powerbook G5]

Originally posted by GeeYouEye
A shade under 95 in a Toyota Corolla. But I could go faster with the opportunity. Say... I-80 between 2:00 and 5:00 AM between just after Park City, UT, and Wendover, NV... THAT has got to be the straightest road in existence.

You'll need it to get a Corolla much past 100 :p

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
You'll need it to get a Corolla much past 100 :p

Corollas are not slouches and in the mid to late 80's there were models of that were sport cars. In fact the Corolla was raced by Toyota in a number of races and actually one a number of rally titles. They've turned into more of a Sedan now but my wifes '97 has absolutely no problem getting to a hundred and probably will top out around 125 or so.

[Powerbook G5]

My friend had a 95 Corolla CE with an auto and it was a real pain in the ass to get up to highway speeds. I know the new ones have VVT-i engines and some Corollas were pretty decent (but the sporty ones were more the exception). I don't know, we used to have a Toyota Sienna minivan and that even out accelerated my friend's Corolla.

[RobVanDam]

110 in a Saturn SL1. Was shaking to all hell at that speed, I though the damn thing was going to fall apart. It could have gone faster, but I was going into a decent sized turn and didn't want to push it. It was also at noon, and a cop could have easily been around the corner. Not good.

[rhpenguin]

Theres no way I would ever take a pic of my speedo when driving 120mph+. My car (1972 Datsun 240Z) is a handful with no power steering and a whole lotta lift commin from the front end due to lack of my aero kit. God i cant wait till next year when i can afford my aero kit!

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by RobVanDam
110 in a Saturn SL1. Was shaking to all hell at that speed, I though the damn thing was going to fall apart. It could have gone faster, but I was going into a decent sized turn and didn't want to push it. It was also at noon, and a cop could have easily been around the corner. Not good.

Shaking at speed is almost always due to a need for alignment and wheel balance. I've never had a car that did anything but get smoother the faster you went when they were properly aligned and had good tires on them that were balanced well.

[Powerbook G5]

My dad's Malibu would always shake above 90 and when braking from speeds over 60. Taking it to Tire Kingdom for a full align/balance did help a lot, but it still did shake still when you hit it's max speed of 106.

[MacFan25]

Originally posted by iJon
is that a bmw, looks like my moms z3's dashboard in a way.

iJon
Yeah, I think it is. It looks just like my mom's 328i. I doubt that she has gotten it up that fast though. :p

[toaster_oven]

115 on the "Detroit AutoBahn." i've heard of people going close to 200 MPH (probably not that fast) on I-696- with cops in full tow. that was several years ago... i've heard the state troopers are pretty strict these days.

oh... that was in a '77 Ford Grenada - the speedometer went up to 120 but it always max'd out at 115. great car... two doors, 37 feet long... back seat the size of texas... ;-)

-the toaster

[applemacdude]

About 100mph in mexico. even thogh its not that fast for some of you, it was fast enough for me, and im just a kid...

[iJon]

Originally posted by applemacdude
About 100mph in mexico. even thogh its not that fast for some of you, it was fast enough for me, and im just a kid...
i would be scared s***less driving that fast in mexico. first i wouldnt trust the roads, then i would be scared an iguana or alligator walking on the road.

iJon

[Powerbook G5]

The funny thing is, we've had to be careful of alligators on the road here...especially during gator mating season around the spring/summer months. They are also known to crawl out of the canals and into backyards, so you have to be careful with your children and small pets.

[applemacdude]

It lasted for like a minute but it felt so cool.:cool: It was in a lilttle rance with paved roads and i had my cousin in the passenger seat. by the way it was a honda ( dont remember which model, kind of old)

[MacBandit]

Originally posted by Powerbook G5
My dad's Malibu would always shake above 90 and when braking from speeds over 60. Taking it to Tire Kingdom for a full align/balance did help a lot, but it still did shake still when you hit it's max speed of 106.

If it shakes when you hit the brakes then you have warped rotors and either need them turned or replaced. Sometimes bad calipers can create the same sensation. If a piston is sticking on a brake caliper then it over heats the rotor causing it to warp a little. The rotor isn't always damaged by this but to be on the safe side the calipers and rotors should both be looked at in this situation.

[Giaguara]

My 224 km/h was in Italy (Southern). I wouldn't try to break that (roughly 150 mph) in US, I'm sure I'd attract too many cops. :p

[PooOnShu]

i've never gone over 75, and i've had my liscense for about three years now. there is just no reason to go over 90 on a public road. i never go more than 10 over the speed limit in any area. they have tracks for that. you people are going to kill someone and i am going to laugh.

(also, i don't make left turns across multi-lane traffic without a "left turn" arrow. i am afraid of hitting deer (since i already did), so i dont travel through rural areas at night. and i never risk trying to change or merge lanes if i can help it. trust me. it's better that way. just call me grandma. everybody does.)

but seriously, people, just take it easy. you can't outrun your crappy childhoods, your crappy presents, or your crappy futures, so don't risk hurting someone, or, more importantly, an historic landmark, on the way to see your therapist.

[shadowfax]

Originally posted by PooOnShu
i've never gone over 75, and i've had my liscense for about three years now. there is just no reason to go over 90 on a public road. i never go more than 10 over the speed limit in any area. they have tracks for that. you people are going to kill someone and i am going to laugh.

(also, i don't make left turns across multi-lane traffic without a "left turn" arrow. i am afraid of hitting deer (since i already did), so i dont travel through rural areas at night. and i never risk trying to change or merge lanes if i can help it. trust me. it's better that way. just call me grandma. everybody does.)

but seriously, people, just take it easy. you can't outrun your crappy childhoods, your crappy presents, or your crappy futures, so don't risk hurting someone, or, more importantly, an historic landmark, on the way to see your therapist. dude, don't make assumptions like that about us just because we get a thrill from driving fast. driving is as safe as you are talented enough to make it, and if you suck at driving at 90 MPH, chances are you suck at 75 too, and you're just as likely to get in a wreck. don't get me started on piddlers, man. i've been caught in traffic on Lindsey St here in Norman, OK for 10 minutes on a 200 yard stretch because people don't have the balls to hit their gas pedals when the light turns green. i will seriously miss a light being 5 cars behind the intersection. it's pitiful. if you're afraid to drive, maybe you should have your mom take you places, or get a cab/chauffer.

seriously, that's about what you sound like, reversed. i don't have issues with my childhood or anything, just because i like to have a little fun in my car. don't get huffy, you can kill people at 70 just as fast as at 90+. in fact, try slowing down to 30 on the highway and see how many you kill by being cautious...