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Old 05-12-2005, 07:03 PM
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Old 05-12-2005, 08:36 PM
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I've gone 137 ( or maybe 139 ) in 4th redline and gone beyond that into 5th and 6th, don't know how fast I was going finally.. i was a bit busy at the time. I just remember looking down at the speed and catching 137 while changing gears.. i might of even been in 5th.

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Old 05-25-2005, 02:59 AM
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Maxed at 138mph on the PA turnpike, acceleration slowed down markedly from there. Speed governor?
Old 05-25-2005, 03:43 AM
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awesome speeds, i have topped out at 115 but i will try harder soon enough. My only chance is on the freeway after school LATE, but I still feel self concious, not to mention I have 2 weeks or so before i am clear for 18 months.
Old 05-25-2005, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Slick8
Maxed at 138mph on the PA turnpike, acceleration slowed down markedly from there. Speed governor?
at about 140, you starting getting major wind resistance. that's about when mine started to crawl fast. about 1-2 mph per second.
Old 05-25-2005, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by zoom44
155mph on the dyno last friday
I don't believe you can get an accurate top-speed reading on a dyno. One major factor is missing when on a dyno...wind resistance. You may be able to get 155 on a dyno, but with wind resistance you might only get it to 144 or so.
Old 05-25-2005, 08:08 PM
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Damn... Most ya'll are either brave, crazy or just st00pid!
I had mine up to 110 for a very short time in a 70MPH zone. I was not bothered at all by my nerves, rather by the thought of a wreckless charge and loss of licence. I would like to find her top-end but most tracks are to short for long forward pulls. Highways are great...but if I am gonna spend hundreds to thousands on something... it will be on up-grades rather than tickets and lawyers.

Also, as I read these posts I can't help but to think some of these reported speeds are ExaGeRaTEd just a wintzy bit. But, go get em boys. Mine is bigger, mine is longer, mine is harder!!!
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Originally Posted by vIce^gRip
Damn... Most ya'll are either brave, crazy or just st00pid!
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Florida is flat, 120 in 5th was enough! Still seemed it had alot more.
Old 05-26-2005, 07:59 AM
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Only time I'll ever get on mine is late at night and on certain places where I can see for miles ( xenon headlights kick *** ). It was cool and it's flat so my only worry was some critter wandering out onto the road. There's absolutley noone for 15-20 miles in either direction on the road I use when I was doing my "speed trials". I passed 1 or 2 cars the entire trip and noone when I was maxing her out.
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