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Old 01-13-02, 10:40 PM
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Question Top speed for 88 FC(NA)

I topped out at 132 the other night. It was at the rev limiter in 4th gear. Shifted into 5th...speed went down. BTW, this was while ripping on a newer Maxima. He was about 3-4 car lengths behind the whole time...but YES I beat him....believe what you want. Is it possible to break through the limiter in 5th?
Old 01-13-02, 10:43 PM
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Nope, 135 is about as fast as N/As go. More power = more top speed, though, so do some mods and get back to us And did you remember to Shift mad quick, yo? If you shift like MAD quick it'll get you to lke 200 or some ****

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All it has is some "minor" interior weight reduction, RAtive intake w/K&N cone style filter, and Opak mufflers(OMG, someone please shoot the previous owner) that sound like crap. All I could muster was a 16.2 at the track. My first time drag racing(legally anyway)....Planning on having the PS and CC actuator out within the next week....if I can get someone to show me how....tell me all you want over the computer, phone...whatever. I need it shown to me.
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I wouldnt be disappointed with 132 if I were you.. I've dumped almost $6k in my car and it tops off at 138 or so... My goal is to peg the speedo (150) and I'm looking for a low 15 to high 14 sec 1/4 mile. Should be done this summer But if you wanna go FAST, get a motorcycle, or get boost.
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Ahhh, so I'm not the only one with the "peg" goal. I'm suprised that my car still wants to go that fast....with 132,000 miles on it and all....BTW, I have an 88 SE(NA)
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To be quite honest.. I dont think a non-ported N/A could hit 150 without cheating (downhill, NOS, wrong wheel size to get an indicated, but not actual 150). I think the fastest I'll get to is low 140-145 max. So close, yet so far... I'll let everyone know how it turns out this summer though..
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Re: Top speed for 88 FC(NA)

Originally posted by Rotorhead9651
I topped out at 132 the other night. It was at the rev limiter in 4th gear. Shifted into 5th...speed went down. BTW, this was while ripping on a newer Maxima. He was about 3-4 car lengths behind the whole time...but YES I beat him....believe what you want. Is it possible to break through the limiter in 5th?
I hate to tell you this but he wasnt racing he was probably letting you scout out the cops. Cops will pull over a kid in a RX7 before they pull over joe q public in his maxima

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Rotorhead9651
All it has is some "minor" interior weight reduction, RAtive intake w/K&N cone style filter, and Opak mufflers(OMG, someone please shoot the previous owner) that sound like crap. All I could muster was a 16.2 at the track. My first time drag racing(legally anyway)....Planning on having the PS and CC actuator out within the next week....if I can get someone to show me how....tell me all you want over the computer, phone...whatever. I need it shown to me. [/QUOTE

-16.2 you need to learn how to cut down your 60' time that will take the most time off your 1/4
-WEIGHT REDUCTION is a must.
-132 is a good top speed for a NA I dont remember the formula for wieght vs drag vs gearing vs HP to calculate real top speeds but I know the FC supposedly needs 220 hp for 150mph and like 12 or 13 hp for ever mile per hour over 150

My best 1/4 was 15.0 that was with no interior and no AC, snog pump, power steering (belt removed), no spare jack. If i could unbolt it it came out. and I was still fat at almost 2200lbs with out gas or me.
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120ish, but I backed off so I have no idea what my actual top speed is.
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Lets not all go out and try to see how fast our cars will go.

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I was at 125 before i backed off. I was racing a riced out little hon-duh civic. Had at least 10 car lengths on him at that point.
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I was under the impression that there was a speed limiter at 135 in 5th gear.
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Rotorhead - I live in NJ, too. Where do you go 132 in the Garden State? You're not going that fast on the roads, are you? That's a funeral waiting to happen.
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Re: Top speed for 88 FC(NA)

Originally posted by Rotorhead9651
I topped out at 132 the other night. It was at the rev limiter in 4th gear. Shifted into 5th...speed went down. BTW, this was while ripping on a newer Maxima. He was about 3-4 car lengths behind the whole time...but YES I beat him....believe what you want. Is it possible to break through the limiter in 5th?
Next time you try a top-speed run, try holding about 90% throttle in 5th instead of WOT and see if that helps. BTW, I hope that your tires are up to the task of 130mph+ speeds so that you don't kill yourself.
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270km/h slight downhill... 5th gear... 6800rpm!!!!!!!!
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Actually he WAS racing. We went at it twice. Took him the second time up to 120 then I had to get off. My tires? Not too trustworthy after last weekend. It's hard to get away w/speeding that much. I usually don't go over 100. Trying not to kill my car. I'm just hoping that she'll make it to Nevada....BTW, I'm so hoping that I can grab a 15.9 w/new tires. I kinda got the launch down. No more top speed runs for a while
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paulc, wtf is a snog pump.....

lol.....damn you guys should seriously consider a TII if your top speeds are 135 mph.

im not laughing at you n/a guys just that snog pump thing!

not to rank on you guys but thats not that fast at all. maybe a 50 shot of nitrous would get you over that 135 hump!
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Why are you guys so fixated on death?
Is is my fault that I like to drive fast? Sure, going to the track every now and then is fun, but RX-7's weren't built w/drag racing as the main intention of the car.....BTW...no turbo for me....I'm not about to start ******* w/boost....yet anyway.....
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Hmm.. there's a limiter? Or is it just shitty *** gearing? (181mph gear limited top speed is just a TAD high for a weak little N/A)...
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no limiter. Just gearing lol.
Maybe put on a diff rear end gear. like erm 4.7 or so.
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i hit 135 a few times. i let off after that and slowed down. not like ticket for 140 is any different for 135
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Originally posted by Node
no limiter. Just gearing lol.
Maybe put on a diff rear end gear. like erm 4.7 or so.
Sorry Node, but that's the wrong direction. 4.70's would drop the top speed pretty significantly because he'd run out of revs. More like 3.50. But it probably wouldn't go much faster because the real problem is HP. The aerodynamic drag increases exponentially so the need for HP to increase speed is multiplying, not adding.
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Umm.. he suggested 4.70's because its a shorter gear. 4.10's are too tall. 5th gear at 135 puts me at ~5200 rpms... WAY outta my power band... I'm not running out of revs, I'm out of power. As I said before, gear limited top speed with a 4.10 rear end is 181mph. Thats a HELL of a lot faster than any streetable N/A could ever see. He had the right direction... Unless you wanna hit top speed in 3rd gear with gear limited top speed in 5th at 250mph? (not exact numbers, just making a point)



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Sorry Node, but that's the wrong direction. 4.70's would drop the top speed pretty significantly because he'd run out of revs. More like 3.50. But it probably wouldn't go much faster because the real problem is HP. The aerodynamic drag increases exponentially so the need for HP to increase speed is multiplying, not adding.

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270km/h slight downhill... 5th gear... 6800rpm!!!!!!!!
Even with a slight downhill thats goddamn impressive, if it was NA. Where'd you do that? (fellow BC boy) Got a couple q's: what kinda car, and how do you know you hit that fast? 86-88 Na's only read to 240, and everything else reads to 260 km/hr?
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Originally posted by BhamBill
Sorry Node, but that's the wrong direction. 4.70's would drop the top speed pretty significantly because he'd run out of revs. More like 3.50. But it probably wouldn't go much faster because the real problem is HP. The aerodynamic drag increases exponentially so the need for HP to increase speed is multiplying, not adding.
i know but who the hell needs speed, ACCELLERATE
but yeah i wasn't thinking lol


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