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Old 11-09-02, 08:37 PM
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is there any place I can go to find out the top speed of my rx and other cars? i have a 1986 rx7 gsx (no turbo )

what do u think that thing tops out at? i havent got to drive it yet but once with bad compression so 65 was my fastest.
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87 n/a auto 110mph (at least that mine)
Old 11-09-02, 09:28 PM
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Straight, open, country road, highway or interestate with no traffic and no cops
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If your car has bad compression take the time to stop driving it and rebuild it asap. Trust me, once it pops its not even worth rebuilding. My rebuild bill is going to cost ~4500 after taxes n **** versus the 2500 Im buying a brand new motor for.
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Well gsx is an eagle/eclipse car isn't it?
You probably got a gxl.

My 88 SE hit around 125 then it started gaining pretty slow(152k on engine).
My new 88 GTU has hit about 120 but was still pulling pretty good. I figure i can hit 130.
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lessee... i seem to remember five speed N/A's topping out at like 120-130 or so? I'm not totally sure but that sounds right.
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134mph is stock manual tranny Series 4 NA top speed according to C&D and MT

124 MPH for a manual tranny vert (any series)
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I did 140 at 8500rpms in 4th gear however im making around 158rwp in my non street ported N/A. Im sure a stock S5 will do 130. Mabey 134 if mazda tested it but that was probly in perfect conditions and altitueds. Plus they probly do a few tricks to it before they go
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I've had my 88 Vert up to 135MPH, but my speedometer might be off a little. It reads about 2-3 MPH off at 80. By the way, my only mods are an HKS Intake, Brospeed Exhaust, RB Header, Pre-silencer. I haven't dynoed it yet. That speed was in 5th, I forget the RPM, but it wouldn't go any faster. Even if the speedometer is off, I still think it was close to 130.
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my 88 gxl n/a will do over 140 and its stock. i think the motor may be out of a 91 though. i can hit 60 in second at 6500 rpm's and 80 in third at 6500 rpm's
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according to the speedo (probably off a bit), my old 88 GTU did 140 before it stopped movin.

Haven't hit the top speed in my 89 TII yet

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i hit 140 in my 90 gtu, felt like i had *little* more, nothing big, maybe at most another 5mph
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I got 138 MPH also...but didn't really feel like trying for more. The front end of the car felt like it wanted to get off the ground. So I let off the gas...or should I say remove it from the floor...hehe
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i hit about 125 on the interstate outside of vegas...didnt get to try anything higher before i started coming up on traffic.
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155mph on my 87 TII with full exhaust on the 5 on the way back to San Francisco, will never ever do it again, but it was fun when i was doing it. Car still wanted to go but i let off.
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I hit 145MPH on a straight stretch in a totally stock 88 SE.
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