Its idiots like this that make our insurance rates so high

 

Hey all,
I don't drive at 150 everytime I get behind the wheels, LOL. I did that when I 1st got the car and it was stock. I'm older now with a family and a little more sense. I believe T/A Racer said it best...I would be pissed to have the horsepower/gears and couldn't hit what's on my dashboard. I just want to have a piece of mind knowing that I could IF I wanted to, not that I'd try it again. 4.10s will actually help me keep a clean driving slate that I finally have, forcing me to stay around 2k rpm which should get me 70mph +/- in 6th gear.
Basically if I can't do 150, then I'll take a bottom line of 140mph. If not, I'll put my 3.73s back in.
Thanks,

Tim

 

Neat, but my comment was more aimed at the nuts that do it on public roads (like you mentioned).

 

I have heard of a topspeed test in the Dallas area that is held every year at an old airport. Anyone know about that? I could go spray 5th.......

 

Understood. I call them vehicular manslaughter applicants.

And props to you Shoebox -- lots of information gleaned from your web site is inside that open road racer. I thank you.

 

Actually South Texas. it is sanctioned by the same folks that do the Salt Flats runs.

http://www.texasmile.com/

We will be there this year - tuning for the Open Road Racing Season. Oddly enough, our goal IS 150 mph.

 

no doubt....i have been pretty fast with my 4.10s...........but dude if something goes wrong with the safety equipment that 9 out of 10 cars.....you are dead at 70 let alone `150mph. do you like living? lol

 

Hey,
I do want to live and I know all the that small things can upset the balance of a car a high speeds and cause some really funky/deadly events to occur.
I'm just curious to see if it could still be done with the power that I have without n20. Going by the feedback that I'm getting, I'm guessing that it can't be done with 4.10s. My friend has a 98 LS1, so when I get the gears installed, I'll see if he will let me stay beside him until I run out of gear to see how fast the car will go. More than likely, I'll chicken out at 130-135 mph if not before then My nerves ain't what they used to be.

Take Care everyone.

Tim

 

What is the purpose of the LS1 pacing you?

Maybe this whole thread is just too bizarre to get my brain around it because I am lost.

 

no more than anyone here who's ever street raced. can you honestly say you never raced on public streets?

 

I did 150 with 4.10s about a month ago, but im telling you, the tach was PEGGED. before the gear swap i hit 163.

 

Yea thats what I heard.. its not advisable to do top speed runs in 6th gear since its not very strong.

Plus your driveshaft will be spinning much faster!

 

I have hit 150+ with my 4.11s soooo yea u should have no prob...

 

I thought driveshaft speed depends on how fast the car is moving. If you had 4.11 gears and were running at 100mph, the driveshaft should be spinning fast enough turn a belt at 400mph regardless of what gear the tranny is in.

Its too bad 6th isnt strong, it'd really suck to blow a gear over 150mph with nitrous on.

 

Thanks all,
I just got a big box from DTS, unfortunately....The ordersheet invoice says 3.42s...not 4.10s. I'll be calling DTS and sending those back Monday.
It seems that noone hardly ever gets my order right the first time, but I do understand that mistakes happen.
Andy J....I'm going to have the LS1 pace me because my speedo will be off once I have the 4.10s installed. I want to see if I like the gears before I send my pcm off to be adjusted for the gearchange. Wait a minute...I still have my Superchips Microtuner lying around, I can use it to adjust for the gear change, LOL.

Later Guys

Tim