139mph in 5th @ 5500rpm abandoned airstrip.

[RRTEC]

I went down to the airstrip about 30 miles south of my house and did some runway drag runs... I was against myself but still it was pretty fun. I toolk the picture when I was about to run out of runway .... It seemed that the car had pleanty more gear to go and it woudl have still pulled... How fast will these things really go??? Sorry about the dust, I live down a gravel driveway...

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[88t2romad]

if you have a GPS bring that along with you to get your exact speed, i only trust the speedo so much....and especially since you have different than stock tires on your car it could be off by a lot.

I wish i had an abandoned airstrip by my house!

[91verty]

Hey rrtec! This is Blake down in Tallahassee. I see that you got yourself a good runner! Did you get a vert or whats up? Pm me and let me know what you have been up to. later

[rgordon1979]

You are braver than I doing 139 in that car, especially if it is still the stock suspension.

[j9fd3s]

i blew an intercooler pipe @145 with the 3 rotor....

[RRTEC]

Not the stock suspension.. Full racing beat setup, Springs/anti-sways, also Megan racing strut tower bars...

I was running 215/45/17's when I ran it (my DD tires) so the speedo "should" be right.. But who really knows.. This vert is more stable as far as suspension goes then any other car I have owned. (14 rx-7's + 91 300zx ect...)

[tHa kNiGHt FaLL]

i did 145 @ about 7000 barely moving any faster. pretty much stock turbo II

[91verty]

I had my T2 at 150 @ 5800 and i would have pushed it harder but i just did not wanna have a catostrophic pop. But god that was a rush. But thats damn good for a vert.

[vipers]

146mph.... thats my top speed.. i could have pushed it a little farther! but i got scared

[TougeMonster]

i got my gxl to 150+ cruisin down a hill im not really sure how fast the speedo was pinned. im hoping to get a higher speedo and shoot for 160 by next year

[Peyman]

I had a 88 vert with tII engine, but a n/a tranny, and one night me and my brother took her 140 mph in 4th gear, with the top down on stock suspension; the car was really loose, just like my x-hoe friend.

[RotaryWeaponSE7EN]

I had the 86 gxl at 150 at 6700rpm, huge flame when I let off.

[Valkyrie]

I did 120 once... that's as fast as I ever want to go on a public highway

I'd say it would do 140 if I had enough space (top speed of the S4's was supposedly 130ish I think).

[Wh1t3 C0m3t]

hit 140-145ish and ran out of road. pulled nicely and could have gone faster but never got the chance. only mods were exhaust and intake. no suspension mods besides front strut bar. handled pretty nicely and didnt feel loose at all. did it with one hand on the wheel. btw its a 90 gxl.

[MaczPayne]

I did 135 in my s4 sport, all stock. It felt unusually stable..

[ErixHvn]

Ran 145 once going LA to Vegas 4 am on HWY15 from LA with my 86' Sport on stock springs, Tokiko illumina shocks, No catalytics.Took forever to get from 130 to 145 though.
Did any of you guys feel the car squat down a little lower above about 120mph? Or was that just my imagination?

[Fire85GSLSE]

Well my last 89 TII ran the speed O out so who knows how fast i could have gone.
I know I was at 152mph on 65 south with a Porshe 911T late one night.

[91verty]

i got to 200 mph but had to stop because my tires were flat from the stop sticks.

[T-2]

Wow, going 140mph in a convertible. Anyone that stupid should get their license pulled.

[sykminded]

I own two convertibles. It's a personal decision to take that risk, buddy. The convertible's may be heavier, but it's still not difficult to pick up the speed.

Myself, I've never made it past 130 in my s4 convertible, I was too nervous about cops. I knew, that if something happened - I'd probably end up dead. Pull my license, biatch! If you hadn't noticed, just about everything in this world that is "fun" coincides with levels of 'risk.'

I enjoy the idea of cheating death. One day he'll catch up to me, but for now, I'll enjoy the adrenaline.

[raptor22]

the fastest I have gone was 128 with both windows down and lights up. It was completely solid and stable.

It could have gone faster, but I ran into traffic. I am hoping a morning run through the desert (no cars ever) with the aerodynamics cleaned up could get me at least over 140.

Car: 1987 gxl with newly rebuilt and streetported engine, port matched turbo intake manifold, k&n filter, stock exhaust (race pipe pulled out for all the cops), some suspension mods.

[Agent-7]

i got my 89 vert to 150 on x-mas, i got rb sways+springs, all new bushings, rb full exhaust, street ported and intake on 17 inch wheels it went to 145 in 4th and hardly pulled in 5th(verts are heavy) but wen i was at top speed a sentra se-r that was just getting on the highway tried to cut ALL the way across the highway to get in front of me!! but i flew by him before he got out of the middle lane. btw it was in the day time so headlights were down i was alone and 1/8 tank of gas, so i was kinda light. what a christmas morning!!!!

[Dom_C]

4th gear tacs at like 120-125 buddy . .not 145 . .

[T-2]

Originally Posted by Agent-7

i got my 89 vert to 150 on x-mas, i got rb sways+springs, all new bushings, rb full exhaust, street ported and intake on 17 inch wheels it went to 145 in 4th and hardly pulled in 5th(verts are heavy) but wen i was at top speed a sentra se-r that was just getting on the highway tried to cut ALL the way across the highway to get in front of me!! but i flew by him before he got out of the middle lane. btw it was in the day time so headlights were down i was alone and 1/8 tank of gas, so i was kinda light. what a christmas morning!!!!

Pretty good memory for something that happened almost 9 months ago! I call Bullchit!!

[88IntegraLS]

Pretty good! Best I ever indicated with my old street port NA was 130 on a country back road. Road got too bumpy at that speed.