Hellkat

143 with me in a s5 t2 and my friend in a n/a coverted to t2. We were coming back from tampa and a clear full stretch of highway beckoned us. I was stable all the way through. I bet the re-amen wing helped a bit though.

synesthete

Did 135 in my GXL racing a crossfire at like 5am. 4th Gear. Speedos are hardly ever accurate at that speed. Went about 130 in the turbo the otherday and it got too shaky, but she will go faster someday soon with some suspension work, wheels/tires.

turbine

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i did 154 at about 6500 rpm (clocked by gps) on stock suspension but i ran out of floating bridge.

woot woot

Terrh

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people that bitch about the stock suspension always amaze me

what the hell are you used to driving, a formula one car? the stock suspension on FC's (the /good/ factory suspension, not the 4 bolt one) in good shape is one of the most competant stock suspensions on any vehicle I've ever driven, and compliments the chassis very well... a big long straight flat runway + an awesome stock suspension = is not going to cause trouble

jeezus, people went 160mph in domestic land barges back in the 60's, and I can promise you even the best aftermarket 'vette suspension from back then has NOTHING on a stock TII/vert/ gxl suspension.

I guess that's my rant for the evening.

140mph in an n/a vert is pretty impressive! My TII would do that stock, but only just.

did you have the top down!? (my guess is no, it probably won't do much past 120 with it down due to drag)

RE_GTUs

I got my GTUs up to 88mph but then the flux capacitor kicked.

KeloidJonesJr.

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haha that does not sound too good...

AUGieDogie

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Dito.

I did it out in the Eastern WA scablands. Scared the **** outa me and i backed off. Tires were 205 55r 16s stock for t2. I think I coulda got a tiny bit more out of it but damn thats fast.

AUGieDogie

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ahahahahaha Fastest ive ever been on I90 is about 130. those damn tunnels come up WAY too fast.

Are you old enough to rember the opening in the middle that they used to have. Looked like the hood canal bridge. I never woulda done it on that one, but the new bridge is beautiful.

eddierotary

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the fastest is at140 MPH on my 1st gen Rx7 when i had it, but in my 2nd gen, fastest i been is 130mph while showing off to a friend of mine. lol im scare how much my car can do. is too powerfull

Madrx7racer

hey, I hope you checked all the tires, suspension, bushings, sway bar links etc....I'd hate to have anything break at anything over 80 mph.........at least get a cage in there if you're going to be doing this often....

GTUser

Natural selection at work. Y'all are driving at those speeds in 18 year old cars. I love my FC but I'd never endanger her by ever going over that fast. All it'd take is for a tire to blow, an axle or some othe suspension part to break, you'd loose control and total your rotary wonder car. Now could you live with yourself after letting something like that happen to your baby?

A new definition for the Speed of Sound: The speed at which you're passenger is screaming his/her head off because they are scared to death or too excited to express their selves.

Kyrasis6

AH HAHAHAHA

You guys are spoiled!!

I've had my B2200 Pickup up to 125 mph before I let off with all the bushings bad and lowered 3 inches.

Compared to that my 87 RX7 with original suspension is like a brick at 125 mph.

Edit: *reads post above*

That was a few years ago and I was an irresponsable moron to do it on I-81, I go up to VIR to pull crap like that now.

raptor22

My friend keeps bitching to me about that...saying that my 7 isn't safe because it is "old." The the fact of the matter is, if it is well maintained, the 7 should be safer at high speeds than a heck of alot of newer cars.

To be honest, I think that if the car can't run up to 130 or so safely, it is far from a "rotary wonder car." It's not like we are talking mach speeds here.

--Alex

13bSav

I got all the way up to 145mph in my '90 GTU, with cone filter,bonez straight pipe, and dynomax 2.5' catback, and 16's..and i must say that was a rush.

Kenteth

on that note... NA powa



Edit: NA + some downhill action....

90 gtu, custom intake, exuast, rb spings tokico shocks/struts, stock wheels,tires.

And to comment, imo, things go very fast at that point, too fast.

ramses666

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I did about 130 mph in my stock NA'88 SE. That was redline in 4th gear. Motor wouldn't pull much more in 5th. Makes me want more horses, but I'm NA so there isn't a quick solution. I want to max out the 150 speedo. Maybe just some Nitrous for the one time giggle factor?

Ramses666

insenothepunk

Ok maybe it's just me but 120ish doesn't seem so fast to me. But then again I just got done with my crazy I'm gonna drive as fast as I possibly can on the interstate teenage years just a couple years ago. My best speed(non rx7 seeing as how I'm still tryin to get one) was 130, in an 85 Mitsubishi Mighty Max pickup. lol Never could figure out how it did that.

Kenteth

meh, my top speed now a days is about 85... times change

arghx

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bah

Cpt.Zanzibar

138 just last night on a 3 mile strip in rural st.louis. i put a new intake and new fuel injectors today and hit 150 on the nose. i was scared shitless. n/a power baby.

racatech

I remember my N/A after front struts and new springs highest was 135mph but slow back down on the freeway.....

turbine

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no i am not quite old enough to rember the old bridge. (didnt even know there was an old one) but i 90 is great to top out your car, you get a little down hill start and a little up hill for slowin down

My5ABaby

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I've done about 120 on I-75 north of Knoxville in my 86 Sport. Yes, it was extremely stupid.

Setup:
Stock
Wal-Mart tires (yay for no money)

I got scared and backed off, for good reason. My tires were probably about to give me the finger. I will say this though, the car was AMAZINGLY stable. I was extremely surprised considering I was doing this all on 20 year old parts.

SureShot

I've done 120 around once a month for years to decarbonize the engine.

Been to 140 & climbing only a few times.
Road conditions, cops & traffic always seems to get in the way of a top end run.

I was only going 60 when that truck pulled out in front of me.

Kenteth

I-90 in SD is almost all straight... no tunnels though