my 350Z at 150mph - pics
N74DV
10-14-2002, 08:13 PM
Took my 350Z on a road trip this weekend. Went from Phoenix, AZ up to Las Vegas. A great drive!
There's a 50 mile stretch between Kingman, AZ and the Hoover Dam that is straight and open... as far as the eye can see. You can see a cop coming for miles. I decided to open up the Z and see what she had.
I floored it and waited to see what would happen.... very quick acceleration to 120mph. from 120 and up the acceleration dwindled but it was still damn good.
I got up to 152 mph.
The car sould EASILY hit the 156mph limiter. With the limiter removed I'm positive the car will do over 160.
The handling was sewing machine smooth... no vibes no lift no nothing... just raw speed! The engine was just purring along at about 5900 rpm.
My girlfriend snapped some pics of the dash showing the tach and speedometer. looks sweet to see the needle almost buried!
For point of reference.... we did the 50 mile stretch in a little over 20 minutes. Averaging a speed of about 125mph.
My fuel burn was about 15-17mpg for that stretch. About the same my 2000 Ford Ranger gets at only 90 mph on the same stretch of road.
Before some of you get your panties up in a bunch... The traffic was light to non-existant and the stretch of road is straigh and level desert for 60 miles.
DJ V.
www.raptoronline.com
http://imagedv.com/350Z/152mph.jpg
http://imagedv.com/350Z/Z-Nevada-2.jpg
There's a 50 mile stretch between Kingman, AZ and the Hoover Dam that is straight and open... as far as the eye can see. You can see a cop coming for miles. I decided to open up the Z and see what she had.
I floored it and waited to see what would happen.... very quick acceleration to 120mph. from 120 and up the acceleration dwindled but it was still damn good.
I got up to 152 mph.
The car sould EASILY hit the 156mph limiter. With the limiter removed I'm positive the car will do over 160.
The handling was sewing machine smooth... no vibes no lift no nothing... just raw speed! The engine was just purring along at about 5900 rpm.
My girlfriend snapped some pics of the dash showing the tach and speedometer. looks sweet to see the needle almost buried!
For point of reference.... we did the 50 mile stretch in a little over 20 minutes. Averaging a speed of about 125mph.
My fuel burn was about 15-17mpg for that stretch. About the same my 2000 Ford Ranger gets at only 90 mph on the same stretch of road.
Before some of you get your panties up in a bunch... The traffic was light to non-existant and the stretch of road is straigh and level desert for 60 miles.
DJ V.
www.raptoronline.com
http://imagedv.com/350Z/152mph.jpg
http://imagedv.com/350Z/Z-Nevada-2.jpg
SilverLotus340R
10-15-2002, 09:21 AM
impressive
chopstick
10-15-2002, 12:17 PM
you BASTARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! why dont u leave your girlfriend home and take me instead??????
DAMN
DAMN
catjogo
10-15-2002, 04:30 PM
Impressive!
I've had my Z up to 130, on I5, returning to the bay area from Ore.
As a matter of fact I hit that figure a couple of times.
On that trip I traveled over 400 miles, averaged 72 mph, and got 26 mpg.
But that picture, WOW!!!
I've had my Z up to 130, on I5, returning to the bay area from Ore.
As a matter of fact I hit that figure a couple of times.
On that trip I traveled over 400 miles, averaged 72 mph, and got 26 mpg.
But that picture, WOW!!!
Grendel
10-15-2002, 04:40 PM
Sick looking Z man... blue ones are especially sexy :)
Nice pic of the speedo too... would make a cool desktop wallpaper...
-Grendel
Nice pic of the speedo too... would make a cool desktop wallpaper...
-Grendel
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