How fast?

[SkylineUSA]

185mph, wow.

[207010]

for me it would have to be overall power then you can say your car accelerates like sh=t and have a good top speed as well but 185mph? thats just awesome

[R34 GTR]

Remember guys, that 185mph was my speedo reading.
Also that was the first & only time I have been up to that speed. Everything was passing so fast! When I was back down to the speed limit(70mph), it felt sooo slow!

[NiteskyR]

dont it just , and 185 , is jail time just a thought

[flylwsi]

for me it would have to be overall power then you can say your car accelerates like sh=t and have a good top speed as well but 185mph?

if your car has the power to get there, it won't be getting there slowly...

keep in mind that top end acceleration is more impressive, b/c you've got to work against the aero effect as well as the weight of the car..

so if you can go that fast, your gearing and power must be pretty good...

you can make anything go that fast with gearing, but it's way more impressive to do it with power...

like the gt-r here has done

[SHANE W]

STANDARD ECU, AND NO TURBO EITHER, JUST EXHAUST, EXTRACTORS, HOME MADE CAI, AND TICKLED TIMING. GOT A RAM EFFECT IN THE AIR BOX, THAT HELPS A LOT AT SPEED.

[Nemesis]

Originally posted by SHANE W
STANDARD ECU, AND NO TURBO EITHER, JUST EXHAUST, EXTRACTORS, HOME MADE CAI, AND TICKLED TIMING. GOT A RAM EFFECT IN THE AIR BOX, THAT HELPS A LOT AT SPEED.

How did you remove your rev limiter???

[SHANE W]

don't no. ididn't want to,

[phatdex]

Gearing is the main thing tho. If I have a GTR with a stock box and 1000hp (just say it could be done) Vs a stock GTR they both would have the same topspeed as they would both redline in 5th (or 6th in R34) and be going the same speed. Just the 1000hp car would be there alot quicker.
So I'm not saying that timing ur car getting to 200mph is gay, I am saying that saying "my car went 150mph" is gay, coz with gearing and a 20mile stretch of road, something not that good could do that speed. Know what I mean??

[SkylineUSA]

I am going to Germany in two weeks, I'll be taking the GTSt. I'll post what I get on the Autobon(sp). And hey, its legal

[207010]

nice one keep skyline usa

[flylwsi]

:huh:

what did you say? /\ ???

it's interesting to note that the top speed of a car based on gearing is one thing, but the actual top speed will be slightly higher, as you've got more power (if you've got that really powerful skyline)

keep in mind that you may not be able to redline 5-6th gear b/c of aero, and not enough power to get past it... that comes into play...

it's not all gearing and power, you've got to have the power to overcome the aero.

[phatdex]

OK, good point.

[MrSky]

I guess I would say I was a speed freak growing up… I've 170mph or so plenty of times and 195mph once. I grew up racing my moms Audi turbo since I was 13. Ya I know I could have lost my license or should I say lost the ability to get a license till 18 driving at break-neck speeds so young. But I had fate on my side I believe. I would top out the Audi all the time at 165 or so. The reason I think it was accurate is one empty midnight road I came across a 3 series BMW to race. So we hit it pretty evenly until 155mph came around he began to slow up and I kept accelerating. So I assume the speedo is correct since we all know that all beemers have the 155mph limiter (with a few exceptions I'm sure).

Now saying that the GTR would be slower than a 5cyl turbo Audi is crazy. I've yet to test out my GTR to its limits past 150mph but I'm sure it would do 180+.

On another “my car can go this fast…” deal I drove my stock eclipse gsx to 170 with 3 people in the car to witness it. All it had was intake, lowering springs, and advan vs-5 wheels. Along with countless times of freeway racing to 150 or 160. Ya I was stupid and I haven’t done it since. But in all that time I never once got a ticket or accident. I swear it’s when your going slow that all the accidents happen. And my only tickets were a 5mph over and a 10mph over ticket. I also ran an eclipse club and the few gsx’s in the club all were able to attain the same top speed since there is no limiter on the awd model.

If your wondering the one time I did 195mph… 288 GTO twin turbo Ferrari. Look it up, it’s a badass car.

[flylwsi]

OK, good point.

just wanted to make sure we're on the same page, b/c we're saying the same thing, but differently... wanted to get my "mindset" or thought process out...