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Old May 17, 2007 | 11:55 AM
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ive reached 135 at the most, but this car can hit 155? How long would you have to floor it to reach speeds like that?
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Old May 17, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rowteree
ive reached 135 at the most, but this car can hit 155? How long would you have to floor it to reach speeds like that?
when i did my 167 mph run it took just over 7 miles. it did 140 in just over 1 mile.
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Old May 17, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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^ Video or else its just BS
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Old May 17, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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146 in my RX-8 Shinka in 6th. I did it on very deserted highway at 3am and slowed down because I saw a deer.

and I thought it was a cop.

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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:45 PM
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148 mph at 6th gear on the autobahn slowed down for some slow 5 series bmw still had room to go
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:49 PM
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my top speed is 99999999999999 mph
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:56 PM
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165 mph n will prove with video once the rx8 comes back from mazda.
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by tajabaho1
my top speed is 99999999999999 mph
That's cause your using the gameshark...stop hax0ring
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by dastallion951
165 mph n will prove with video once the rx8 comes back from mazda.
Wait I thought it was at the body shop...then the mechanic...and now its at mazda? Did they finally feel sorry enough that they took that poor car away from you??
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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no eviltwinkie. i got the car back from the body shop fri, my a/c isnt working, n my car takes a hell of a lot effort to put it in gear.... but it does it fine with the car turned off........well a/c is electrical issue, n clutch issue is possibly slave master cylinder.
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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Lookin forward to that vid
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Old Jul 28, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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old thread but.....about 125 on the freeway...i have a friend with an '07...and he's claimed 155. but he said it took a long time.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:48 PM
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my 06 rx-8 shinka on the 15 freeway in san diego ,ca at 12 ish am.

153. to scared to keep going took a little over a mile.
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 10:54 PM
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I don't know if its stock but heres someone doing 165 on a road.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jz-QmlPXoD4

The stock renny can't push through the tranny's 6th gear, but I heard from a guy with a turbo that you bounce off redline in 6th at 172.

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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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153mph more than a time or two

120 comes easy/quick, 135 is a lil wait, 145 takes forever, and waiting to break 150 i grew a beard.... but it'll get there
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Falken
The stock renny can't push through the tranny's 6th gear, but I heard from a guy with a turbo that you bounce off redline in 6th at 172.
sure it can, on a dynoe with no load or wind resistance, lol. theres a vid somewhere that shows 6th gear bouncing at 184ish
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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i've done 146mph with 4 people in the car on the I5 from LA to San Diego. too scared to go any faster
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:12 PM
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Lulz, this thread got revived....
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Old Jun 9, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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GPS verified 156 mph I have hit 167 but I did not have a GPS then and right now I don't have tires that can handle that speed

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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 01:29 AM
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143 in my 04mt, not enough open road to do more
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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I did 141 mph with out a problem could have gone faster but I let up.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:22 PM
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wow, Im surprised this thread isnt getting any flames/closed for street racing lol.

I hit the 148, took forever and a long time, never will do it on a public road again.
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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That's one reason for an electronic speed limiter interlock.

The stock Dunlop 8090 is ZR rated (149 mph).

Originally Posted by BRealistic
The only time manufacturers put speed limiters on their vehicle is when the vehicle can (gear limited) go faster than the OEM tires allow. What are the standard tires speed rating?
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 12:58 PM
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Ive only reaches 148 with 4 people in the car..
and a trunk that was soo full.. my car looked lowered!!!

i weighed 220 my buddies all weighed at least 200

i was coming back from chicago in the middle of no where.. up in oklahoma

it took forever though
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 02:36 PM
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200 lbs is pretty hard to fit in the back seats, where you going downhill?
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