Hit my new personal best today 138 mph

[SpeedAddict38]

Getting on the interstate today I nailed it and hit 138 mph. I was going to bury the spedo but caught a wind gust and had to shut it down. Man what a rush !


125 mph today racing a dodge ram truck

[Pumped03]

Getting on the interstate today I nailed it and hit 138 mph. I was going to bury the spedo but caught a wind gust and had to shut it down. Man what a rush !

Ya got me beat. But considering the fastest my 03 has ever been was on the track since I don't road race mine was in the 1/4 at 132. How many miles did it take for you to reach 138?

Been reading your posts today. Very entertaining especially the bike kills in a stock SS. Having owned a ZX-11 and driven Gixxer 750 and 1000's, R1, ZX-7, I find it quite amusing especially when a 600 would rip the ass off cars making 200 more rwhp than a stock SS. Hum?

I pass through GA occasionally, I hope I'm never on the same 10 mile stretch of road you are on because I value my life too much. I have a feeling you'll be peering through a set of bars or be residing behind a church real soon.

[Fedge]

Lord knows they drop dead everyday in Germany and Montana.

once in a while I gotta rip it up, it is certainly a rush...

[djvaly]

Ya got me beat. But considering the fastest my 03 has ever been was on the track since I don't road race mine was in the 1/4 at 132. How many miles did it take for you to reach 138?

Been reading your posts today. Very entertaining especially the bike kills in a stock SS. Having owned a ZX-11 and driven Gixxer 750 and 1000's, R1, ZX-7, I find it quite amusing especially when a 600 would rip the ass off cars making 200 more rwhp than a stock SS. Hum?

I pass through GA occasionally, I hope I'm never on the same 10 mile stretch of road you are on because I value my life too much. I have a feeling you'll be peering through a set of bars or be residing behind a church real soon.

:lmao: get a roll cage on that stock SS...

[97ss497]

Nice!

[SpeedAddict38]

Ya got me beat. But considering the fastest my 03 has ever been was on the track since I don't road race mine was in the 1/4 at 132. How many miles did it take for you to reach 138?

Been reading your posts today. Very entertaining especially the bike kills in a stock SS. Having owned a ZX-11 and driven Gixxer 750 and 1000's, R1, ZX-7, I find it quite amusing especially when a 600 would rip the ass off cars making 200 more rwhp than a stock SS. Hum?

I pass through GA occasionally, I hope I'm never on the same 10 mile stretch of road you are on because I value my life too much. I have a feeling you'll be peering through a set of bars or be residing behind a church real soon.

miles lol thats funny.... my car will not do 132 mph in the 1/4 but will do 100 mph so you do the math and figure how many miles..about the bikes I think I was there not you, never said and dont know exactly what kind of bikes they were....and you could be residing behind a church just as easy. Just because you race on a track does not make u immune to death. You must not value your life to much if u race on a track. Just as you look down on me for street racing, people with no interest in racing will say u r taking a great chance on a track. Dont be a hypocrite .....and where some video of the 132 mph ?????....almost forgot hit 125 mph today racing some dude in a dodge ram truck. he did pretty good for a truck we kicked it in a straight and I was about 10 cars ahead of him. Sorry but I didnt get year of truck, drivers name, his ss #, hp of his motor, exacltly how far we raced, kind of oil he used etc......I was on my way to work didnt have time to stop and chat. I know people on here wont believe it if I dont get details o ya and didnt get any pics was kinda the spur of the race moment

[SpeedAddict38]

:lmao: get a roll cage on that stock SS...

hey great idea :yup:

[twozs]

145 in my z

[djvaly]

152-154 when I was racing one time... it was so fast is was a sin :lol:
ooohh it was scary, open space TX yah!

[SpeedAddict38]

Ya got me beat. But considering the fastest my 03 has ever been was on the track since I don't road race mine was in the 1/4 at 132. How many miles did it take for you to reach 138?

Been reading your posts today. Very entertaining especially the bike kills in a stock SS. Having owned a ZX-11 and driven Gixxer 750 and 1000's, R1, ZX-7, I find it quite amusing especially when a 600 would rip the ass off cars making 200 more rwhp than a stock SS. Hum?

I pass through GA occasionally, I hope I'm never on the same 10 mile stretch of road you are on because I value my life too much. I have a feeling you'll be peering through a set of bars or be residing behind a church real soon.

your quote from another post of yours
"I don't street race anyway and one of the reasosn is I have zero traction in the first four gears up to 100"

And here I was thinking u raced at the track only because of safety reasons
__________________

[ReBop]

I drive my SS like grampa, slow and easy. But one day I took the car up to the end of the speedometer and then slowed back to normal. It was a rush and I do not plan to do that again.

[Camarocarsten]

@fedge

It is false what you had said!Here in Germany is it not dangerous to drive on German highway (Autobahn).Come to Germany and I will show you that!The normal speed here is, when it is legal to go the speed what I want, 100 to 120 mph. What I go, 150 mph over a long time, is very rare and I drive it only when the highway is not full of cars!A high different speed between cars is dangerous!We in Germany must pass other cars only on the left side and when it enough room for driving we must go to the right side of the road.You in US so I know, can pass other cars left and right, so this is dangerous to.In Germany drive the most cars on the right side so you can go higher speed on the left side and all the other drivers know that!What is the normal speed of your highways in US?

Carsten

[JwMonE99]

Am I the only guy that hauls ass all the time? Im going like 130 every chance I get....

[tbirdsc44]

16 years old.....thats why!

[tonyjnjz]

sry pumped03 im with rrgrey on the bike thing........YES a 600 or better is definitly faster than a stock ss........MUCH faster.....dosnt mean the guy riding it knew how to does it? shortly after i got my car i handed an ass whoopin to a guy at work with an r6 that has been riding bikes for as long as ive been workin with him..5-6 yrs ....is he a good rider? i have no clue...he didnt ride it anywhere near its potentional though.....from what ive read and seen at the track a 600 is capable of high 10s..and a 1000 cc..forget about it.......easily into the 9s..so yeah it would take a 5-600 horse ls1 to keep up with a 600cc bike with an amazing rider on it.......he never said his car is faster than those bikes he raced.....he said he beat them .....ive also been SMOOOOOOOKED by a cbr900 cc bike in my 99 6 speed z about 5 yrs ago...he did a wheelie next to me while i was grabbin 2nd around 65 mph ...rediculous.........oh and in my 99 i past the 155mph on the speedo once and have been 150 plus 3 or 4 other times .......in my lingenfelter z i think the highest ive gone is about 135-140...no need to see how fast it can go...prolly 180ish......way to fast to be safe in this car

[SpeedAddict38]

sry pumped03 im with rrgrey on the bike thing........YES a 600 or better is definitly faster than a stock ss........MUCH faster.....dosnt mean the guy riding it knew how to does it? shortly after i got my car i handed an ass whoopin to a guy at work with an r6 that has been riding bikes for as long as ive been workin with him..5-6 yrs ....is he a good rider? i have no clue...he didnt ride it anywhere near its potentional though.....from what ive read and seen at the track a 600 is capable of high 10s..and a 1000 cc..forget about it.......easily into the 9s..so yeah it would take a 5-600 horse ls1 to keep up with a 600cc bike with an amazing rider on it.......he never said his car is faster than those bikes he raced.....he said he beat them .....ive also been SMOOOOOOOKED by a cbr900 cc bike in my 99 6 speed z about 5 yrs ago...he did a wheelie next to me while i was grabbin 2nd around 65 mph ...rediculous.........oh and in my 99 i past the 155mph on the speedo once and have been 150 plus 3 or 4 other times .......in my lingenfelter z i think the highest ive gone is about 135-140...no need to see how fast it can go...prolly 180ish......way to fast to be safe in this car

thanks.....also what people didnt know is I did some pretty goods moves getting around some other cars we ran up on. It wasnt just a straight side by side race.

[shady milkman]

16 years old.....thats why!

:lol: exactly

[blackSS01]

Buried my SS 3 times. One time I estimate about 175, buried in 6th at about 5 grand. Damn 155 speedo.

[tonyjnjz]

6th at 5k????? 6th at 6200 is like 270mph last i figured it out..LOL...are u running 456 gears or somthing?

[99Ztwenty8]

@fedge

It is false what you had said!Here in Germany is it not dangerous to drive on German highway (Autobahn).Come to Germany and I will show you that!The normal speed here is, when it is legal to go the speed what I want, 100 to 120 mph. What I go, 150 mph over a long time, is very rare and I drive it only when the highway is not full of cars!A high different speed between cars is dangerous!We in Germany must pass other cars only on the left side and when it enough room for driving we must go to the right side of the road.You in US so I know, can pass other cars left and right, so this is dangerous to.In Germany drive the most cars on the right side so you can go higher speed on the left side and all the other drivers know that!What is the normal speed of your highways in US?

Carsten


I love the autobahn, buried it past the 155 speedo on more than one occasion....where are you located in germany? i'm in the k-town area? also where around here can i get a dyno tune? appreciate it. thanks

[SS 2002 533HP]

Just about 147 or so on the interstate during a sunday afternoon between Omaha and Lincoln NE. Got on at an exit ramp, punched it to the floor as I hit
the end of the curve of the exit ramp. I would say it took much less then a half mile to reach 147, I planned on hitting bottom with my needle. Traffic
appeared and I had to bail, the came up fast. I do not go much above 25 over the speed limit on a regular day, I would hate to lose my driving rights!

But I have never backed down from a race, I have lost bad to two different
rice rockets and beat a H.D. buy about a bike, bike and a half.

[Too Fast]

Florida, this past Sept. on our way to St. George's Island, we were on a lonely stretch of very newly paved, straight and no traffic highway. We got up to 142 before I saw an oncoming car. My wife was watching and she said did I see 145? The adrenaline rush afterwards is the best part. When I do something like that, it is daytime, no traffic, and I get up to speed as fast as possible and back down to normal speed almost as quickly. I usually cruise at 8-10 MPH over whatever the limit is and have never been pulled over for speeding doing that.

[nhraformula]

i have a camera phone pic of my speedo at 145mph.
i wonder with the mods i have how fast the formula can really go.
i mean i wasnt even redlining@145mph

[Too Fast]

Back in the day, car mags were showing top speed for our cars at 155-160. With a 6 speed, top speed was achieved in 5th, not 6th. The car is near 5400 at 155, so it is in the best power RPM to achieve top speed. 6th is for gas mileage. I don't know about cars with 4.10 gears, I guess the top speed would be around the same with no other mods done to the car. You would run out of RPM in 5th and 6th might still not be in the power yet. A4 cars with the 3.73 gears might go low 160s, in OD. Anybody else have input?

[djvaly]

wouldn't the top speed get lower if running 3.73 vs 3.23?

[Fedge]

@fedge

It is false what you had said!Here in Germany is it not dangerous to drive on German highway (Autobahn).Come to Germany and I will show you that!The normal speed here is, when it is legal to go the speed what I want, 100 to 120 mph. What I go, 150 mph over a long time, is very rare and I drive it only when the highway is not full of cars!A high different speed between cars is dangerous!We in Germany must pass other cars only on the left side and when it enough room for driving we must go to the right side of the road.You in US so I know, can pass other cars left and right, so this is dangerous to.In Germany drive the most cars on the right side so you can go higher speed on the left side and all the other drivers know that!What is the normal speed of your highways in US?

Carsten


heh heh, i see you misunderstood my intent. i was being sarcastic because the speed in itself isn't what's dangerous, as proven by the places i named...but i'm sure some of the folks scared of their shadows will benefit from your info :D

oh and for the record, it's illegal to pass on the right here as well, but since Americans drive like morons half the time (except us sports car drivers, of course), they do not yield to overtaking vehicles and you end up passing on the right anyway. i personally don't like doing it, but i can only hang off of somebody's back bumoer for so long...

[Fedge]

wouldn't the top speed get lower if running 3.73 vs 3.23?

i went from 3.23s to 3.73s and went from 155 to 162, but the top speed gear moved up to 6th, rather than 5th and it was verified by radar in 2 directions...won't name the place or how the radar was achieved, though, lol, don't wanna get anyone in trouble.

LT1 car, basically stock

[SpeedAddict38]

heh heh, i see you misunderstood my intent. i was being sarcastic because the speed in itself isn't what's dangerous, as proven by the places i named...but i'm sure some of the folks scared of their shadows will benefit from your info :D

oh and for the record, it's illegal to pass on the right here as well, but since Americans drive like morons half the time (except us sports car drivers, of course), they do not yield to overtaking vehicles and you end up passing on the right anyway. i personally don't like doing it, but i can only hang off of somebody's back bumoer for so long...

illegal to pass on the right ?????

[Terry Schavio]

Well I don't know how much faster a Gixxer 600 is than a ZX6R-636, the new undertail exhaust ones, but my buddy with a cammed, stalled, LT'd '01 SS walked one pretty decently with ME IN THE CAR TOO! :yup:

[hutch1999]

Well I don't know how much faster a Gixxer 600 is than a ZX6R-636, the new undertail exhaust ones, but my buddy with a cammed, stalled, LT'd '01 SS walked one pretty decently with ME IN THE CAR TOO! :yup:

sorry but if i dont see a video or see it in person i wont believe it.

[shady milkman]

Well I don't know how much faster a Gixxer 600 is than a ZX6R-636, the new undertail exhaust ones, but my buddy with a cammed, stalled, LT'd '01 SS walked one pretty decently with ME IN THE CAR TOO! :yup:

a lt engine in a 01 huh?

[hutch1999]

even with those mods he still wouldnt have ''walked one pretty decently''

[shady milkman]

illegal to pass on the right ?????

yup you cant pass cars that are in the passing lane by using the "slow lane" like a passing lane..pretty :gay: huh.

[shady milkman]

wouldn't the top speed get lower if running 3.73 vs 3.23?

yea slightly, probbally by like 2-5 mph.

[hutch1999]

a lt engine in a 01 huh?

i think he meant long tube headers

[hutch1999]

http://videos.streetfire.net/category/Bikes+%5e%5e+ATV/5/b32a2af2-93cc-40ca-9545-987c000edfb6.htm

[SpeedAddict38]

yup you cant pass cars that are in the passing lane by using the "slow lane" like a passing lane..pretty :gay: huh.

not that way in Georgia

[shady milkman]

i think he meant long tube headers

i hope so. or else it was completely worthless swap. :lol:

[shady milkman]

not that way in Georgia

you sure? i thought it was a federal law thingy.

[tonyjnjz]

i went from 3.23s to 3.73s and went from 155 to 162, but the top speed gear moved up to 6th, rather than 5th and it was verified by radar in 2 directions...won't name the place or how the radar was achieved, though, lol, don't wanna get anyone in trouble.

LT1 car, basically stock



um 3.23s only come in Autos ...manual trans cars come with 3.42s and if this is the case u dont have a 6th gear u only have 4 gears......what was your rpm in 6th at 162???????

[SpeedAddict38]

you sure? i thought it was a federal law thingy.

yes I am sure first I ever heard of that being against the law anywhere. See it all the time here with or without cops around.

[SS 2002 533HP]

heh heh, i see you misunderstood my intent. i was being sarcastic because the speed in itself isn't what's dangerous, as proven by the places i named...but i'm sure some of the folks scared of their shadows will benefit from your info :D

oh and for the record, it's illegal to pass on the right here as well, but since Americans drive like morons half the time (except us sports car drivers, of course), they do not yield to overtaking vehicles and you end up passing on the right anyway. i personally don't like doing it, but i can only hang off of somebody's back bumoer for so long...

And I do really think it is illegal to pass on the right... but it never gets enforced because we all do it even the cops. There are laws that are not really used still on the books.

Heck in some state in the United States, (I think it starts with a M) trust me on this that it is "Illegal to have sex with a fish". I wish I cound recall the details more.

And NO I never broke that law (the fish) I have passed on the right before
I am a proud American Moron.

[Mr. Luos]

wouldn't the top speed get lower if running 3.73 vs 3.23?
:lol:
Who cares??
I don't ever go any faster than my car allows in 4th gear with 4.11's. I don't/won't go WOT in 5th or 6th.


Thread owner is proud of 138 MPH. Get to 100MPH in an 1/8 mile or 125MPH in the 1/4...then start talking. :)

[SpeedAddict38]

:lol:
Who cares??
I don't ever go any faster than my car allows in 4th gear with 4.11's. I don't/won't go WOT in 5th or 6th.


Thread owner is proud of 138 MPH. Get to 100MPH in an 1/8 mile or 125MPH in the 1/4...then start talking. :)

to some racers 125 in the 1/4 is nothing

[djvaly]

the fastest I went was 140 I think, then I start getting really scared. I felt like I was space warpping... night time too..

[Mr. Luos]

to some racers 125 in the 1/4 is nothing
To you it is.

[SpeedAddict38]

To you it is.

sorry dont care about having a fast 1/4 mile car. Have no plans for mods. Like the occasional rush of top end speed but really just baby my car around, want it to last a long time. IF the 1/4 is your thang go for it.

[SpeedAddict38]

the fastest I went was 140 I think, then I start getting really scared. I felt like I was space warpping... night time too..

The speed doesnt scare me its the chance of blue lights thats worries me :yup:

[Mr. Luos]

I am the opposite.

The rush I get is getting to speed quickly...not taking a while to get to it.
Top speed does nothing for me.

[SpeedAddict38]

I am the opposite.

The rush I get is getting to speed quickly...not taking a while to get to it.
Top speed does nothing for me.

I did enough stuff when I was a teen in a car for a rush that will last me a lifetime lol. Now maybe if I had the money and my SS was not my daily driver and I had plenty of $$$$$ to drag race I am sure it would be a different story. Well actually if I had big $$$$ I would be dirt track racing :yup:

[Y2KPewterSS]

I am the opposite.

The rush I get is getting to speed quickly...not taking a while to get to it.
Top speed does nothing for me.


Werd, I would be much prouder to say my car did 125-130 in the 1/4 instead of the 160-170 top speed they have. Now, if these cars were capable of 200 MPH top speed that would be a nice cool round #, but I don't think I would ever want to see that speed either.

[djvaly]

The speed doesnt scare me its the chance of blue lights thats worries me :yup:

well yeah 140 is not that bad, I meant during night and not too lighted part of highway. it get a little freaky at top speeds... but yeah during the day I think I can stomach 200, one day I'll get a low mile C6 and mod it too ;), but I keep the TA... going strong at 70k on it.

[SS 2002 533HP]

well yeah 140 is not that bad, I meant during night and not too lighted part of highway. it get a little freaky at top speeds... but yeah during the day I think I can stomach 200, one day I'll get a low mile C6 and mod it too ;), but I keep the TA... going strong at 70k on it.

Give me the car (new 427 Vette or ...) and I will do 200, or crash whatever
comes first.

Funny thing I am so scared of heights that I have never been on my own roof
in over 12 yrs. Yet I would Love the chance at 200mph.

With some room, I wonder where I would top at 147 was so easy and there was plenty more after that. Once I hit any traffic at all I have to slow it down. I have never passed anyone over 100mph (unwilling traffic) when trying to get top speed. Many have been passed over 100mph in the chance of a race, yet only one at a time and he/she gets there chance just as well to pass me. I like to go fast, but we all need to do are best to only kill ones that have signed on the dotted line and or ourselfs. I could not live with killing a family or anything even close to that.

[djvaly]

true. I only haul asz 140 or so when I can't see a car in the horizon on none of the lanes... and of course not rain or noting of that sort. and no bald tires to fly off into a ditch. pretty much do it safe.

[SpeedAddict38]

Give me the car (new 427 Vette or ...) and I will do 200, or crash whatever
comes first.

Funny thing I am so scared of heights that I have never been on my own roof
in over 12 yrs. Yet I would Love the chance at 200mph.

With some room, I wonder where I would top at 147 was so easy and there was plenty more after that. Once I hit any traffic at all I have to slow it down. I have never passed anyone over 100mph (unwilling traffic) when trying to get top speed. Many have been passed over 100mph in the chance of a race, yet only one at a time and he/she gets there chance just as well to pass me. I like to go fast, but we all need to do are best to only kill ones that have signed on the dotted line and or ourselfs. I could not live with killing a family or anything even close to that.

sorry guilty here of passing other cars @ over 100. 1 time i hit 135 and @125 passed a dude on a bike and when i come by him at 125 he bout snapped his neck when i went right by him.....and o yes 200 would be adrineline overload

[SpeedAddict38]

Werd, I would be much prouder to say my car did 125-130 in the 1/4 instead of the 160-170 top speed they have. Now, if these cars were capable of 200 MPH top speed that would be a nice cool round #, but I don't think I would ever want to see that speed either.

2 be honest with u i am just proud to have a SS CAMARO :yup:

[Y2KPewterSS]

2 be honest with u i am just proud to have a SS CAMARO :yup:


And thats a great thing to be proud of as well :yup: :flex: :love:

[SpeedAddict38]

And thats a great thing to be proud of as well :yup: :flex: :love:

When I drove it home I was on cloud 9 ! I felt like a kid who had bought a candy store :)

[hutch1999]

the thing with top speed is the more you do it the less of a thrill it becomes, after ive been 150 in my 93' formula, going 150 in my 98 T/A didnt seem to have the same rush as the first time, idk i guess its just me but 150 in the 98 wasnt scary at all it was just fun.

[killerinparadise]

I am also guilty of this, I like the feeling of seeing everything around me zoom by at 140+. When I do top speed runs though it's generally about 2-3 a.m. on a Sunday to Monday morning little to no traffic on a 3 or 4 lane interstate, except on one occasion Prom night '01 when i was 16 or 17 my dad let me drive his mustang gt, me and some buddy's where goofing around in our cars and I let them get a head a little bit then passed them hitting around 140 in 5th, "WOW, that was incredible!" I thought, then as I start to slow down I see red and blue blinking lights behind me, GULP, I thought my heart was beating fast before, now it feels like a jackhammers pounding through my chest, so I proceeded to downshift into 4 and mash the pedal as hard as i can into the floor hitting 150-152 for about 5-10 miles, he had shut down his lights after 30 seconds of them being on, but I wanted to make sure I got away, the girlfriend was really pissed about the whole thing though, got to the after party 30 minutes ahead of my friends, who got stuck behind the state trooper that i screamed past

[SpeedAddict38]

I am also guilty of this, I like the feeling of seeing everything around me zoom by at 140+. When I do top speed runs though it's generally about 2-3 a.m. on a Sunday to Monday morning little to no traffic on a 3 or 4 lane interstate, except on one occasion Prom night '01 when i was 16 or 17 my dad let me drive his mustang gt, me and some buddy's where goofing around in our cars and I let them get a head a little bit then passed them hitting around 140 in 5th, "WOW, that was incredible!" I thought, then as I start to slow down I see red and blue blinking lights behind me, GULP, I thought my heart was beating fast before, now it feels like a jackhammers pounding through my chest, so I proceeded to downshift into 4 and mash the pedal as hard as i can into the floor hitting 150-152 for about 5-10 miles, he had shut down his lights after 30 seconds of them being on, but I wanted to make sure I got away, the girlfriend was really pissed about the whole thing though, got to the after party 30 minutes ahead of my friends, who got stuck behind the state trooper that i screamed past

know the feeling running from da law....whew...and getting away..well not the second time lol

[shuster]

video of my buddy's 99 Z28. I' never come close but just got my 98 a month ago.


http://s65.photobucket.com/albums/h205/transamant99/?action=view¤t=CamaroZ28-170mph-38sec.flv
Check out this video!



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[djvaly]

your link no good. can't find the video dude.

[hamburger68]

I am also guilty of this, I like the feeling of seeing everything around me zoom by at 140+. When I do top speed runs though it's generally about 2-3 a.m. on a Sunday to Monday morning little to no traffic on a 3 or 4 lane interstate, except on one occasion Prom night '01 when i was 16 or 17 my dad let me drive his mustang gt, me and some buddy's where goofing around in our cars and I let them get a head a little bit then passed them hitting around 140 in 5th, "WOW, that was incredible!" I thought, then as I start to slow down I see red and blue blinking lights behind me, GULP, I thought my heart was beating fast before, now it feels like a jackhammers pounding through my chest, so I proceeded to downshift into 4 and mash the pedal as hard as i can into the floor hitting 150-152 for about 5-10 miles, he had shut down his lights after 30 seconds of them being on, but I wanted to make sure I got away, the girlfriend was really pissed about the whole thing though, got to the after party 30 minutes ahead of my friends, who got stuck behind the state trooper that i screamed past

See, that' the awesome thing about living in Germany. Perfectly legal to go fast (when there's no speedlimit, of course...). 150 two days ago, more than 130 on a regular basis. But it gets old pretty quick, so my cruising speed is usually around 100 to 110 mph (on cruise controle, lol).
I actually like the US situation with the 70 mph speed limit, cause it evens out the traffic flow. Over here, driving is really hectic with people driving between 50 and 150 or more on the same road, people are getting scared of changing lanes and the like... Would miss going fast from time to time though... :yup:

[hamburger68]

By the way: Got pulled over in florida 2 years ago, 20 over on a city entrance. Cop let me go, cause I was German... "You guys are not used to speed limits." (Quote)

[cheviz28]

@fedge

It is false what you had said!Here in Germany is it not dangerous to drive on German highway (Autobahn).Come to Germany and I will show you that!The normal speed here is, when it is legal to go the speed what I want, 100 to 120 mph. What I go, 150 mph over a long time, is very rare and I drive it only when the highway is not full of cars!A high different speed between cars is dangerous!We in Germany must pass other cars only on the left side and when it enough room for driving we must go to the right side of the road.You in US so I know, can pass other cars left and right, so this is dangerous to.In Germany drive the most cars on the right side so you can go higher speed on the left side and all the other drivers know that!What is the normal speed of your highways in US?

Carsten
So far so well, but the most time the fucking Mercedes and BMW driver give you the left lane free. Somtime i wish i have a Bazooka to blow them away:bomb:
Were do you live in germany?? I am from Cologne:yup:

[jwindbigler]

I hit 160 in my 99 trans am. Completely stock!!

[hamburger68]

I hit 160 in my 99 trans am. Completely stock!!

That would be the official topspeed that's in my german papers for the Z28. OEM topspeedlimiter threshold also. But they're supposed to go 175+ with no limiter! So don't stop trying!!!
:zoom:

[djvaly]

I am doing 402 LS2 forged stroker block swap, so I guess my top speed would go way up 190-200mi?

[hamburger68]

CRAZY!!! ...and fun...

[F-Bomb]

Am I the only guy that hauls ass all the time? Im going like 130 every chance I get....

you guys see my post a few weeks ago 0-130 its still on anything goes somewhere! that was in less than a mile like someone said do the math if my car can run 112 in a quarter you should top it out within the next quarter mile there is only one gear left. (automatic trans) we run the the toll way and when we leave the toll booth trac the mph by the time you get to the end of the barricade wall.

[jwindbigler]

That would be the official topspeed that's in my german papers for the Z28. OEM topspeedlimiter threshold also. But they're supposed to go 175+ with no limiter! So don't stop trying!!!
:zoom:

Oh I know. I did hit the limiter and I though that I broke something. Since then I have added nearly 120HP and 120TQ to it. It will do 140 with no problem. I have removed all of those nasty governors, and moved the RPM up to 7000. Elimated that pesky skip shift. I hated that thing. And put in 3.73 gears. She should be able to do nearly 190mph now....tires permitting.

[hamburger68]

Oh I know. I did hit the limiter and I though that I broke something. Since then I have added nearly 120HP and 120TQ to it. It will do 140 with no problem. I have removed all of those nasty governors, and moved the RPM up to 7000. Elimated that pesky skip shift. I hated that thing. And put in 3.73 gears. She should be able to do nearly 190mph now....tires permitting.

I still have my 2.73 rear end, cos I like low revs when I go fast and I don't drag race (it's not so popular over here). Got a 3" catback, K+N filter and HPP, although it's more for the tranny adjusting and such.. Plan to get a lid, too. Otherwise my car's pretty much stock.
I'm running V tires now, but I'll get faster ones in spring (and a little wider, 255 or 265). Then we'll see...

[RJWZ28]

My best was on I-69 in Michigan, nailed 148 in my '93 Z before I came up on some traffic and had to drop to 1/2 that fast. Great time, want another chance at that adrenaline rush!

[Bobby97SS]

:lmao: get a roll cage on that stock SS...

Why? At least without one he will only hurt someone once.

[jwindbigler]

I still have my 2.73 rear end, cos I like low revs when I go fast and I don't drag race (it's not so popular over here). Got a 3" catback, K+N filter and HPP, although it's more for the tranny adjusting and such.. Plan to get a lid, too. Otherwise my car's pretty much stock.
I'm running V tires now, but I'll get faster ones in spring (and a little wider, 255 or 265). Then we'll see...


I have the 6 speed, and when I put in the 3.73 gears, I noticed only about a 300RPM change when I was at 75mph. Plus I got up there a lot quicker. But its all up to you man.

[jwindbigler]

Am I the only guy that hauls ass all the time? Im going like 130 every chance I get....

Yeah I like going that fast. I hit someone doing 130. Thats not fun. Keep it in the day, and on a long flat road man.

[SpeedAddict38]

Why? At least without one he will only hurt someone once.

thats a great point....i put a cancel on my roll cage order

[hamburger68]

I have the 6 speed, and when I put in the 3.73 gears, I noticed only about a 300RPM change when I was at 75mph. Plus I got up there a lot quicker. But its all up to you man.

Just 300 rpm? I thought it would have been more... Well, since I just got'em redone I'll stick to them for now. Also, it's a different thing here, I go 100 mph over long distances. And gas mileage is really an issue here!
:seesaw:

[Too Fast]

Yeah, I bet. The government taxes the shit out of it, doesn't it? Prices have been falling here the last few weeks, some places are selling 87 octane for $1.899. My Marathon around the corner (and Shell) sell their 93 octane for $2.259 currently. How much is gas in Germany? I get 26.5-27.5 MPG at 75 MPH cruise, what is your MPG when cruising 110-120? 21?

[Red Chevy]

I have '02 SS, and it's stock, except for diablo tuneand I was doing 135 behind this Corvette in NC. It was a bittersweet experience. Sweet, because I've never done 135 in my SS before and bitter, because the only thing that slowed that Vette down was traffic up ahead. His brake lights went from cantelopes to golf balls real quick, and were on their way to aspirin until the traffic showed up. Then it got even worse because my check engine light came on. I thought I broke my car fuckin' with that Vette. Turned out, I sucked a leaf into the air box and I dont know how it did it but it was a whole leaf about 5in across blocking airflow. I cleared the code and went about my business. The next day I got popped in GA for doing 95 in a 70, good thing he caught me slowing down. LOL!! :nana:

[hamburger68]

Yeah, I bet. The government taxes the shit out of it, doesn't it? Prices have been falling here the last few weeks, some places are selling 87 octane for $1.899. My Marathon around the corner (and Shell) sell their 93 octane for $2.259 currently. How much is gas in Germany? I get 26.5-27.5 MPG at 75 MPH cruise, what is your MPG when cruising 110-120? 21?

Right, welcome to conversion hell!
:ahh:
Last time i pumped, 95 oktane was 'bout 1.20 Euro /liter: roughly 5.90 USD /gallon. Wanna live here???
MPG at 100 mph: well, we measure liter per 100km and that would be 12 or so.
'bout 20 MPG.
Pleeze, next time you do the math, ok?!
:rubeyes:

But I don't really check, too depressing. Friend of mine has a Daihatsu Cuore (fits in my trunk), 1 liter 3 cylinder engine. That's an economy car over here!

[Too Fast]

Right, welcome to conversion hell!
:ahh:
Last time i pumped, 95 oktane was 'bout 1.20 Euro /liter: roughly 5.90 USD /gallon. Wanna live here???
MPG at 100 mph: well, we measure liter per 100km and that would be 12 or so.
'bout 20 MPG.
Pleeze, next time you do the math, ok?!
:rubeyes:

But I don't really check, too depressing. Friend of mine has a Daihatsu Cuore (fits in my trunk), 1 liter 3 cylinder engine. That's an economy car over here!

Alright, that's a deal. I will do the math next. No, I don't want to live there. The country is not big enough. Daihatsu Cuore, eh? :Puke: I should find a picture of that fine machine. 0-62 in 22 seconds?

[hamburger68]

Feast your eyes!
0-60 supposedly in 12.4 sec, but only about 40% of our gas consumtion...
Did I mention it's tiny?

[djvaly]

Feast your eyes!
0-60 supposedly in 12.4 sec, but only about 40% of our gas consumtion...
Did I mention it's tiny?

supercharge it, it will go 0-60 in 7 sec :lol:

[hamburger68]

Right, I'll suggest that to him, but I don't think he'll go for that. Although with a hoodscoop....
Never mind, it might flip over at lauch!
:lol:

[Hurley711]

147 coming home from NY on an open freeway. I have cleared 140 numerous times coming home from work on Woodhaven ext of I-95, but I end up running out of road towards the end.

[99z28mike]

hit 145 in my 99 z28 about a week ago...shit flies by pretty quick at that speed!

[jwindbigler]

hit 130 today...I seem to do that pretty consistantly now

[SpeedAddict38]

hit 130 today...I seem to do that pretty consistantly now

i hit 130 mph today also http://www.ls1.com/forums/showthread.php?t=39813

[djvaly]

:woo: I hit 150mi last month! now with a new 402 stroker motor LS2 forged block,
I can hit what a c6 can, 190-200mi, my speedo dial will be maxed out but still going to 190-200. ;)

[RJWZ28]

The previous owner of my car is the one who swapped the stock rearend out of my auto Z for a hi-po posi unit, so I'm not what my rear gear ratio is. But when I hit 148, it felt like I had a lot more to go, at least 15 mph or so. My car has a hi-po chip, shift kit, the rearend, air filter upgrade and exhaust. I want another shot at 165-170, but I think I'll have to wait a couple more years. I've got a potential buyer coming to check the car out on Sunday.:brick:

[shady milkman]

:woo: I hit 150mi last month! now with a new 402 stroker motor LS2 forged block,
I can hit what a c6 can, 190-200mi, my speedo dial will be maxed out but still going to 190-200. ;)

you sure dj? the c6's can do that becuase they are lighter and have less areo drag then the f-bods. i'd say 170-185ish maybe all depending on your set-up.

[djvaly]

you sure dj? the c6's can do that becuase they are lighter and have less areo drag then the f-bods. i'd say 170-185ish maybe all depending on your set-up.

yeah it should be close to 180, u right there's some loss because of 300lbs difference... also I checked the GTO LS2 on gtoforum.com they claim 170 pretty much top. and saw some stock c6 claim only 185-190... hmm perhaps the speedo show 200 but can't really go there very often. :shrug:

[jwindbigler]

hit 150 today...got there a lot faster than last time

[SS 2002 533HP]

hit 145 in my 99 z28 about a week ago...shit flies by pretty quick at that speed!

That is a under statement....

I thought time was standing still at 147, I had way more to go.
Yet I thought wow, I better slow it down before... time stops standing still.

Traffic just appeared from some where?

[craz1469]

rpms drop 1000rpm a gear so......160 in sixth is around 4500.........i only had mine up to 155.....i should have stayed in it and found the 162

[00vertss]

Congrats

[SS 2002 533HP]

Congrats

I ditto...

[Too Fast]

yeah it should be close to 180, u right there's some loss because of 300lbs difference... also I checked the GTO LS2 on gtoforum.com they claim 170 pretty much top. and saw some stock c6 claim only 185-190... hmm perhaps the speedo show 200 but can't really go there very often. :shrug:

It's 98% aerodynamics vs. HP and gearing for top speed. Weight plays an extremely small role. Weight only slows you on your way to top speed, it doesn't knock the utimate speed down.