200MPH Club
 

I want to hear how many members have tapped into in this range in their "Rotary Powered" Land Vehicle

anyone?

it quits becoming a land vehicle when you hit about 200. to prove my point here is a video as an example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z0dPxphvVw

cheers

200mph is fast. i have done 176mph and that was pretty crazy. a solid 500+whp rx-7 will get you there soon enough.

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http://www.racingbeat.com/ConMR9395.htm

Wow. I have known about their feats on the salt at Bonneville for a long time. But I didn't know that Racing Beat hit 200+ on the 1.3 mi. at El Mirage. That is impressive.

it was a joke

with enough downforce you can go well past 200. thats wat spoilers are for...

i will join soon enough. hit 175 already... just need a new tune, more fuel and some aero work.

you guys are nuts.......

my knees start shaken at 80

all i need is a tune and a good long straight.

bryant you bastard you made me pause.

hahahahahahahaha.

I don't believe the FD tranny and 4.10 rear end are geared for 200 mph, more like 195 at 8000 rpm in 5th gear. I'm going off of something I read way back when on the big list.....

Never done it in my 7, but I have in my other car. Hit 214 mph in the quarter mile =) At least that's what my timeslip says

you are right, but it always depends on how much horse power you have.:icon_tup:

Adding spoilers creates downforce and drag. Adding drag requires A LOT more power at those types of speeds. Minimal downforce allows the car to go faster but how much is to little.

I wouldn't call that car a joke, many cars have flipped trying for that type of record.

How much difference does wheel size make on top speed. How fast would you be goin at 8000 rpm with 18 inch wheels?
I want my car to hit 200 some day, but with someone else test driving it for me

hahahhaha ... 200mph is very fast but one day ill get there.

Id start worrying about all the suspension components and such. Shit can come loose.

Loctite is cool.

Breaking 200mph is HONESTLY one of my goals for the current FC I'm building., and I plan on running it in the Silver State Challenge. I haven't made much progress on it lately due to work, school etc. But when it gets closer to resembling a car I will post some pics up. Its just a seam-welded, foam-filled shell awaiting a cage at the moment.

turbojeff, this is wat i meant was a joke...not the video

you would prob need a windtunnel chamber to find out how much drag/downforce is to much for reaching certain speeds. but formula cars have this done and they still go flipping through the air. the testing must not take into consideration changes in wind duration or direction. :dunno:

Just noticed this, so pointing it out

sorry guys i had to take it off.

^^ hahaha

Actually it doesn't.

Yes, you'd need the HP it takes to reach 8,000 rpm in 5th gear (and overcome the aero drag), but once you get there, if 8,000 rpm is your rev limit, then another 1,000 hp won't help you. The car will only go X mph, at X rpm, in X gear.

Not really the wheel size but overall diameter of the tire and wheels..

you could also raise the RPM limit to higher than 8k.. there are several people that retune their PFC to rev 10k.

I think its doable.. but I wouldn't want to do it in my car.

Wasn't there someone while back that posted saying they hit 200MPH on some street in FL?? LOL!