View Poll Results: What is the TOP SPEED you have had your car up to?
Under 100 mph (afraid to go fast, or to get caught)
7
2.71%
100-120 mph
34
13.18%
120-130 mph
28
10.85%
130-140 mph
49
18.99%
140-150 mph
48
18.60%
150-160 mph (maxing out the F-body speedo)
58
22.48%
160-170 mph
19
7.36%
170-180 mph (you are making some serious power to get to this point or further!)
9
3.49%
180-190 mph
4
1.55%
190-200 mph
2
0.78%
Over 200 mph (if you honestly check this vote, I am envious of you)
0
0%
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What is the TOP SPEED you have had your car to?
01-23-2007, 08:32 AM
#62
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Manhattan, KS
Posts: 242
I've gotten my 95 Z up to 120 and there are always cops around so even if it was day time I didn't care, I pussed out and backed down.
My buddy who no longer lives here used to have a 2000 or newer (can't remember for sure) Z28, first day he brought it up we took it to a nice straight away, he let me drive it and told me to punch it, I got it up to 120. He came back the next day and I got it up to 130 and pussed out, I was running out of road pretty fast though.
My buddy used to go around 155 MPH at night, by a river, in between huge clusters of trees, which is prime area for deer but he didn't really care, he tore that Z28 all up by the time that he was done with it...
My buddy who no longer lives here used to have a 2000 or newer (can't remember for sure) Z28, first day he brought it up we took it to a nice straight away, he let me drive it and told me to punch it, I got it up to 120. He came back the next day and I got it up to 130 and pussed out, I was running out of road pretty fast though.
My buddy used to go around 155 MPH at night, by a river, in between huge clusters of trees, which is prime area for deer but he didn't really care, he tore that Z28 all up by the time that he was done with it...
Last edited by MysticTeal95Z28; 01-23-2007 at 08:36 AM.
01-23-2007, 09:04 AM
#63
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: MI
Posts: 1,174
145mph. Racing a Porche, and, beat him bad from 60mph roll. Then I backed down, but still had alot more. (Lt1 - AFR-190's - Crane cam - p600b - MM6 - 3.73:1) The guy was upset a lowly Camaro kicked his butt.
01-23-2007, 09:05 AM
#64
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Join Date: Feb 1998
Location: Ft. Wayne, IN
Posts: 383
Ben, ya I remember doing that high speed run. 
Those were the good 'ol days for sure. Probably a good thing we don't do high speed runs like that very often anymore. You would be proud of me as I just received a speeding ticket in Kentucky this past Saturday with my Mom's cavalier... 79 in a 55. I now have received a ticket with every vehicle in my family. Oh well, it will keep me in check when this summer comes around as I think I will be hitting the track a bit more! Take care and talk to you later!
Jeff
Those were the good 'ol days for sure. Probably a good thing we don't do high speed runs like that very often anymore. You would be proud of me as I just received a speeding ticket in Kentucky this past Saturday with my Mom's cavalier... 79 in a 55. I now have received a ticket with every vehicle in my family. Oh well, it will keep me in check when this summer comes around as I think I will be hitting the track a bit more! Take care and talk to you later!Jeff
01-23-2007, 10:46 PM
#66
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Posts: 127
yeah I know. this is my first manual car. My 60's were killing me. That and the 3000+ ft alltitude. Im supposed to go again this saturday, hopefully I'll run better.
we'll see
01-24-2007, 07:01 AM
#68
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Oshawa - Home of the 5th-gen
Posts: 5,308
Took mine to the top of 3rd gear with the A4 / 2.73's just after I bought the car ..... with a speedo that reads to 250 km/h (155 mph) I had to know "what would it do?" 
Well let's just say, the needle was hitting the volt meter on the dash!!
According to that, and the fact that top of 3rd is between ~165 - 168 mph, then that's "about" how fast I was going!! 
Haven't done it since.
BUT, I've hit ~145 - 150 a couple times, ~130 a few more times, and ~120 WAY too many times since!!
So far the only "legal" place I've found to do 120 mph was on the race track at Mosport .
Well let's just say, the needle was hitting the volt meter on the dash!!
According to that, and the fact that top of 3rd is between ~165 - 168 mph, then that's "about" how fast I was going!! Haven't done it since.BUT, I've hit ~145 - 150 a couple times, ~130 a few more times, and ~120 WAY too many times since!!
So far the only "legal" place I've found to do 120 mph was on the race track at Mosport .
01-24-2007, 06:24 PM
#69
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: McChord AFB, WA
Posts: 102
I think you got that mixed around. If its tuned for 3.23s, it will show your going faster than you actually are. Hence, 150 mph w/ 3.23s = 130 mph w/ 3.73s when tuned for 3.23s.
I did the same thing, only I had 4.10s tuned for 3.23s and buried that speedo. Does look cool
I did the same thing, only I had 4.10s tuned for 3.23s and buried that speedo. Does look cool
Could of been tuned before I bought it, but I don't think it was as there are a few areas of my PCM failing, it wouldn't of been worth it to tune. And its still off...even a bad tuner could of got closer than 7-9 off I would think.
Anyway we estimate mine hit 160ish, pegged the speedo and was still pulling in 5th gear.
01-24-2007, 08:23 PM
#70
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Location: IN
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Plug in your specs (tire size, gears ect.) in this site. It will give you an accurate speed whether your speedo has been calibrated correctly or not.
http://www.f-body.org/gears/
http://www.f-body.org/gears/
02-18-2007, 01:39 AM
#72
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Location: Buffalo, New York
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Plug in your specs (tire size, gears ect.) in this site. It will give you an accurate speed whether your speedo has been calibrated correctly or not.
http://www.f-body.org/gears/
http://www.f-body.org/gears/
Rich
02-18-2007, 01:52 AM
#73
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Odessa/Lubbock, Texas
Posts: 1,066
I know I've had it well above 150 many times, but I still had the 115 MPH speedo in, I did get clocked by a state trooper at 147 once so that is my highest CONFIRMED speed. I drive 140 miles one way to work every 3rd day and the first 80 miles of the trip is pretty desolate ( I call it my low altitude flight path)
