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Old 11-01-2006, 06:38 PM   #181
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Re: max speed in ur car?

my '92 accord (first car) goes decently quickly, it's heavier than the civic so it's better at high speeds but not so much on acceleration. i don't push her though because i think the clutch is a little weak and second gear is weak. it tops out in third gear at 150kph (about 95mph) and then i usually shut it down, i don't really want to risk a blown engine because the seals around my oil pan are going, hasn't started leaking yet but they'll need to be replaced soon.
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Old 11-01-2006, 09:31 PM   #182
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i don't really want to risk a blown engine because the seals around my oil pan are going, hasn't started leaking yet but they'll need to be replaced soon.
Yeah whatever.
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Old 11-01-2006, 09:47 PM   #183
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are you saying it can't go faster? it can probably hit 115 if i wanted to, that's about it, i'm not claiming that my car's fast, just saying i don't want to see where the top speed is because i don't want to break it, it isn't a new car, it's got about 230,000 km's on it and it's got to last me through university.
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Old 11-01-2006, 09:56 PM   #184
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130 mph in a speed limited bimmer 01 330i
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Old 11-01-2006, 10:21 PM   #185
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Re: max speed in ur car?

mhmm, the civic started shaking crazy after 95mph or so.

my friend's done 115 in a '00 accord 6-cyl. with me. stupid of him, it was a state highway that troopers usually infest, but it was his car, and i was too drunk to care. infact i believe i was laughing uncontrollably.
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Old 11-01-2006, 10:50 PM   #186
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my friend and i did almost 140 in a stock lightning at millbrook. it was a little scary.

they've been recorded at 147, but we couldn't get any more out of it.
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Old 11-01-2006, 11:20 PM   #187
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'97 Lumina 285,000 miles on it

tha most i remember goin up to was 90pmh back from the airport but i did only to 90mph cuz there is ALWAYS two motorcycle cops on both sides of the highway behind some bushes.....n when i mean ALWAYS, i mean FUCKIN ALWAYS...( Sorry for tha language ) n they dnt take any sh** from u, it dnt matter if u was doin 66 in da 65 u still get a ticket...cuz my friend got a ticket there for 67 in tha 65 n he asked the officer for warnin n tha officer said even if u did 66 we still give u tha ticket...i mean they had this on tha news, and in a 1 hour span....they caught like 24 somthin ppl...OMG this city sucks when it comes to traffic offenses

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Old 11-01-2006, 11:22 PM   #188
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^ oops sorry i just remember this isnt tha stress release forum....i already got a warnin for dat once...sorry! :-(
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Old 11-01-2006, 11:24 PM   #189
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wow, that's crazy, where i live they are required to allow you to do 5km/hr over so that if your speedometer is a little off and little things like that you won't get a ticket
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Old 11-01-2006, 11:29 PM   #190
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wow, that's crazy, where i live they are required to allow you to do 5km/hr over so that if your speedometer is a little off and little things like that you won't get a ticket

not here i dnt think they do

but i might just have to check into that
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Old 11-01-2006, 11:57 PM   #191
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wow, that's crazy, where i live they are required to allow you to do 5km/hr over so that if your speedometer is a little off and little things like that you won't get a ticket
here it's 10%. on the basis of many speedos being 10% out.

so you can get away with 77 in a 70 zone.
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Old 11-02-2006, 02:59 AM   #192
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Street18, you're a new member. You better tone it down for the first...300 posts.

Why is it scarier to go faster in a truck?
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Old 11-02-2006, 06:02 AM   #193
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here it's 10%. on the basis of many speedos being 10% out.

so you can get away with 77 in a 70 zone.
i said they're obligated to give us that, they give us way more. everyone does 10km/hr over he speed limit, 15 over in 80's, 20 or 30 over in 90's and100 zones, and nobody gets pulled over
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Old 11-02-2006, 02:47 PM   #194
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Why is it scarier to go faster in a truck?
because they have the aerodynamics of a loaf of bread.
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Old 11-02-2006, 02:49 PM   #195
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because they have the aerodynamics of a loaf of bread.
Or a brick.

Take the example of the handling of a lifted 4x4 vs an F1 car. Question answered.
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