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Old 06-08-2007, 12:34 AM
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New owner (and loving it). Question for you. Having read in many posts about the thrill of 9000, and now having the first service, at what speed , and in what gear are you when you hit 9? Haven't been over 6 yet, but when I look at the speedo - holy shiezenhauzen, I am already over the speed limit!
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Old 06-08-2007, 02:08 AM
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Wow that is impressive!
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Hmm ... I hit 115-120, but that may be the way I change gears.
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Old 06-08-2007, 03:02 AM
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lol course Cromax does this on private property!! lol

I agree with DVSRX8, u can get to 100 in 2nd gear and redline it to hear the beep.
 
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Beeeeeeeeep

1st, 2nd, 3rd

Must redline!
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lol course Cromax does this on private property!! lol
Of course, I'm a very responsible driver on public roads, you know that!
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Old 06-08-2007, 06:27 PM
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You is very good... unlike some..... but im good too rite?? heheh
 
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Old 06-08-2007, 07:56 PM
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You are better than me I think ... don't you think?
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Don't redline in 3rd, it is in the licence suspension zone!
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Old 06-09-2007, 09:20 AM
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At 9000rpm:
- 1st = 62kph
- 2nd = 103kph
- 3rd = 142kph
- 4th = 197kph
- 5th = 234kph
- 6th = 277kph
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Old 06-09-2007, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by DavidM
At 9000rpm:
- 6th = 277kph

Hypothetically speaking of course, lol.

Unless you have a bloody big cliff...
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100kmh tail wind may do too...
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Originally Posted by DavidM
At 9000rpm:
- 6th = 277kph
Only 277? i got 312 stock!!!!
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You did? How'd you test that?
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Its called a road and a speedometer?? u know the black stuff with the white lines..
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Originally Posted by RjT
Only 277? i got 312 stock!!!!

Are you making admissions to excessive speeding?
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I know casedogg that was kinda my point, haha whats so excessive about that Drewman I was on the autobahn while doing it... I wish.
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Originally Posted by DrewMan
Are you making admissions to excessive speeding?
Since when is 312kph excessive? HAHAHA

For the record, I doubt the speedo in the dash would be accurate above 240 ...
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Originally Posted by Cromax
For the record, I doubt the speedo in the dash would be accurate above 240 ...
And I doubt a stock car has exceeded 240.
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Umm *cough* yeah.

I believe it could get over 240 easily unless Mazda have put some sort of speed restriction on the vehicle as the car is rather slippery stock.
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Originally Posted by Cromax
I beleive it could get over 240 easily unless Mazda have put some sort of speed restriction on the vehicle as the car is rather slippery stock.
I think what Mazda put in a restriction call wind resistance and low power NA rotary.
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Wind resistance isn't the problem on a crisp still day, it's the 1.293kg/m^3 of air density at 0C that would be the issue.
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That may well be. My point was that I'm yet to see any credible evidence of a stock car exceeding that kind of number in the real world.

Car & Driver did report 150mph (241 kmh) but most others fall into the high 130's, low 140's mph - i.e. under 240 kmh.
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which is why you need one of these!
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Don't know if it is stock or modded but this one gets 244 kph, I think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqfzTN5kQ98

Still a far cry from 312 though, think you would have to be going down hill with the wind behind you in a cyclone or something to achieve that one!!
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