TOP speed for FC?
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Originally posted by carx7
Totally unrelated and probalby covered but please, please, please do not modify that car. It's certainly a piece of history and I know the temptations to make things go faster. Yes I'm throwing rocks from a glass house, but your far is MUCH nicer than mine ever was in factory origional condition.
Totally unrelated and probalby covered but please, please, please do not modify that car. It's certainly a piece of history and I know the temptations to make things go faster. Yes I'm throwing rocks from a glass house, but your far is MUCH nicer than mine ever was in factory origional condition.
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I have had my 88 SE to where the needle pointed to the P on MPH..and had 1000 rpms to go. when the speedo cable blew out of the trans..that was quite scary @ 160 plus..
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Yikes. At 120 and climbing I wuss out and slow down in mine! It's scary doing speeds like that when not on a race track. Cops, deer, bumps in the road, people who don't see you coming at double the normal speed who pull out in front . . no thanks.
I'll use up a few of my nine lives in the twisties and spare the straights.
I'll use up a few of my nine lives in the twisties and spare the straights.
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my friend videotaped a high speed run doing 140 one time. i only do it when theres no traffic and no one around. i'm a very safe driver, and no...i'm not in high school anymore. i'm prolly a better driver than most people on here. some people have a little thing called skill
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and also, if i was using Nitrous at the top end, would it give me enough power to use my 5th gear to top out even more? if so, how much spray would i need? just to let you guys know...no i'm not a big fan of the fast and the furious...i can actually drive. i drift, and i take my car to the track...i'm a responsible driver...if u kno me...then u kno how i drive
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Did 145 in my TII, and was still pulling. Traffic was coming up, so I slowed down. It takes a lot longer to slow down at that speed. I was about a mile back when I started to break and I was still passing people while decelerating. My car gets to that speed way too easily, I'm starting to wonder what's up with my car, it seems a little faster than it should based on the mods....
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Originally posted by UneekRJ
my friend videotaped a high speed run doing 140 one time. i only do it when theres no traffic and no one around. i'm a very safe driver, and no...i'm not in high school anymore. i'm prolly a better driver than most people on here. some people have a little thing called skill
my friend videotaped a high speed run doing 140 one time. i only do it when theres no traffic and no one around. i'm a very safe driver, and no...i'm not in high school anymore. i'm prolly a better driver than most people on here. some people have a little thing called skill
and for those who think finding out your top speed is cool; i hope you die. try not to take anyone out either.
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verts are the slowest. i dont if youre talking top speed or not. i suppose its possible.
verts are the slowest. i dont if youre talking top speed or not. i suppose its possible.
hmm, I need to think this over
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i hit 104... but my 87 n/a now has 207,750 miles on the original engine and tranny (3rd clutch tho). Also, my tires are i think R rated (whatever the crappiest ones are) and that's only rated up to 109, then the friction and heat is too much, and tires DO burst people, and I don't really want to be going 130 and have a tire burst. But as I've seen before on this forum... straightaways are for fast cars, curves are for fast drivers...
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