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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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Fastest Speed in Your FC?

I want to know whats the fastest you guys have ever personally driven your FC. Thanks!
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 04:50 PM
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Ive only taken my 88 base to 120, topped fourth gear out at teh buzzer before I decided that the popo may be near
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 04:59 PM
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128mph in my gxl..
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:02 PM
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137 in my SE vs a 3000GT :O!

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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:02 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:03 PM
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Remember, the speedo may be largely inaccurate up high. Unless you've had a GPS or clocked mile markers, your speed may be wildly wrong.

That said, I've been clocked at 106. By a cop. In a 55. I had it up around 115-120, but my aux ports weren't working, so I was running out of power.

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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:06 PM
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138 vs a celica gt in my 88 se
beat it though.. hah I-110 kicks *** cuz it goes into this one elevated freeway for like 3 miles and you can go as fast as you want .. and no
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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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132 in my SE against a 2001 Acura 3.2RL
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:24 PM
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I buried the speedo at 260km/h = 160mph... probably inaccurate. My car started on fire afterwards though.
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:30 PM
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i need to tires before i try any high speed but it come up damn fast and pulls hard in 4never gone past that...
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by vex
I buried the speedo at 260km/h = 160mph... probably inaccurate. My car started on fire afterwards though.
Damn it caught fire?



I'd been in the 13x's in my old 87 Sport readng the stock speedo. In the S5 GTU I have yet to try anything that high, only a third gear run for wideband logging.
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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145 in my old 87 TII... over on 237 by Great America from Milpitas to Santa Clara.
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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I've gone 138 in my car. It creeps once in 5th... could have gone a little faster but it would have taken forever.
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:46 PM
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I went 55 in my 88 GTU once now thats flying. I thought I was gonna fly off the raod.
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:47 PM
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Ive hit 135mph in my old SE on the San Mateo bridge..stupid me
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 05:47 PM
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135 mph in streetport se-against a sho.
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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N. Californian's might know the Highway 37 "blood alley" road. My CHP buddies Sunday morn, early, clocked me at 138. 1990 FC3C, top down, speedo said 145, almost redline in 4th. 5th is great downhill with a breeze.

And no ticket, I'm buddies with quiet a few of the local law enforcement "gents". Good to have friends in low places.

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Old Oct 17, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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ive been at 165 (maxed). The bike behind me said he was doing a buck 70, but people lie, and so do speedometers.

My guess from just reading that our speedometers read a bit fast at higher speeds was that i did 160......fast enough to scare the **** outta me and the guy riding shotgun.
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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I was on I-95 in Georgia coming back to Florida and ran 120 mph for about 30 miles right! behind a trucker who was really trying to make up some time..... figured the cops would get him, not me, 18 wheeler a little easier to see than a little 88 GXL.... lol
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 07:04 PM
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89 Gxl

I've hit 122 without my aux ports working.
Haven't tried a top speed WITH them yet.

Besides I just got two tickets within 3 months....so I'm taking it easy!!
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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135 in my 1991 FC3C, top up going on 4 coming from concord going to hercules
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 08:02 PM
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140 in my TII GXL scary after 120..
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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Ive done between 115 and 120, gets pretty scary then.
Old Oct 17, 2005 | 08:08 PM
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Jeez, you people need to find safer places to do these top speed runs....

But anyway, on an airport runway I've burried the needle, big fat turbos help



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