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bryant 11-28-07 06:39 PM


Originally Posted by Jason (Post 7562060)
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ahhahahahahahaha:rlaugh:

darkphantom 11-28-07 06:41 PM


Originally Posted by adam c (Post 7560274)
Bullshit!! No way you were going 185 mph @5500 rpm on stock gears.

my final ratio is from the automatic 3.9 final gear

darkphantom 11-28-07 06:50 PM


Originally Posted by 4CN A1R (Post 7560336)
well here is where it starts...

first of all, you cant get past 180 cause the speed limiter wont let you go above 178.

i used a top speed calculator to find out top speeds in each gear with the stock gear ratios and this is the result-

1st: 37mph
2nd: 64mph
3rd: 94mph
4th: 130mph
5th: 182mph

so adamc is 100 percent correct

try it yourself----(the ones already pluged in are for a 240sx, just fill in your ratios and wat not to figure out your top speed or the stocks top speed):
http://www.catherineandken.co.uk/sti/tyres.html



you can get all your facts from gearing and all this shit but ive done so many top speed runs against 4 bikes, z06 that ive know how fast & what my car can do. the first bike i ran up against i hit 187mph around a really high rpm (either 7k or really close to it) knowing that i was close to topping out. that was with 420-415hp. now with 450 i did another run against a shelby gt500 and @ 170 i had plenty of more rpms to hit 200easily + the needle was moving fast enough to get there in a short amount of time. All the runs i do usually start between 60-60mph so im already in the 100mph range!

unless you actually do it you wouldnt know!



AND YES EVEN THOUGH YOU NEED HP TO REACH THESE SPEEDS 80% is baised on the gearing, i think the thing that prevents us from going certain speeds is the fact that other cars there final gear is 3.4 (vette) 2.7?? ( mustang) and our is a small ass 4.3-4.1


and just for the record soon i will mount a camera to the speedo to shut you guys up!

ZGN 11-28-07 08:32 PM

Nice FD DarkPhantom! Be carful!

SayNoToPistons 11-28-07 08:39 PM


Originally Posted by 4CN A1R (Post 7558121)
it was a joke

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

Only if it was that easy... Check out why the FD flipped.

SayNoToPistons 11-28-07 08:43 PM

Does anyone remember the FD cannon ball run on the Wangan? Wasn't Amemiya's FD going well over 300kmh (186mph)? Then again, his FD had all those fancy spoilers, splitters, diffusers, etc etc. And of course it was completely built and driven on a highway as smooth as glass.

darkphantom 11-28-07 08:53 PM


Originally Posted by ZGN (Post 7563203)
Nice FD DarkPhantom! Be carful!



thanks. always be careful, you never know what might pop out!

adam c 11-28-07 09:03 PM

First you say this:


Originally Posted by darkphantom (Post 7560260)
trust me. with easily 4-450 you can hit 200 (maybe more) the gearing is good for 200mph........... i found out when i was at 5 1/2 k @ 185 so the gearing isnt it. and these cars have great aerodynamics

Oh, by the way, I don't have stock gears ........... so maybe the gearing is it???


Originally Posted by darkphantom (Post 7562699)
my final ratio is from the automatic 3.9 final gear

Yeah, forget about what I said earlier about hitting 200 with stock gears. It really is all about the gearing:D


Originally Posted by darkphantom (Post 7560260)
........ i found out when i was at 5 1/2 k @ 185 so the gearing isnt it.



Originally Posted by darkphantom (Post 7562742)
......AND YES EVEN THOUGH YOU NEED HP TO REACH THESE SPEEDS 80% is baised on the gearing......

:D

darkphantom 11-28-07 09:10 PM

/\ you love my name adam, i love your rz too

kenn_chan 11-28-07 09:21 PM


Originally Posted by Toyo Kogyo (Post 7563255)
Does anyone remember the FD cannon ball run on the Wangan? Wasn't Amemiya's FD going well over 300kmh (186mph)? Then again, his FD had all those fancy spoilers, splitters, diffusers, etc etc. And of course it was completely built and driven on a highway as smooth as glass.

200 MP/H = 320 KM/H

186 MP/H = 297.6 KM/H

the conversion factor is 1.6 1.6 Km = 1 mile

and where you get that smooth as glass bullshit is beyond me the Wangan might be smooth on 10' x 10' section but over a 20'~40 ' length it has undulations in the road that will through you quite quickly intoa guard rail or even air borne.


kenn

bryant 11-28-07 09:25 PM


Originally Posted by kenn_chan (Post 7563405)
200 MP/H = 320 KM/H

186 MP/H = 297.6 KM/H

the conversion factor is 1.6 1.6 Km = 1 mile

and where you get that smooth as glass bullshit is beyond me the Wangan might be smooth on 10' x 10' section but over a 20'~40 ' length it has undulations in the road that will through you quite quickly intoa guard rail or even air borne.


kenn

man thats some of that grasshopper shit there man!!!:rlaugh:
and that a complament by the way.

Roen 11-28-07 09:28 PM

It's funny when people don't understand what limits top speed.

There are TWO factors that limit your top speed, HP and gearing.

If you don't have the power, you won't make the speed, simple enough.

If your gearing is too short, you'll be bouncing off the rev limiter before your engine stops pulling. That will limit your top speed and possibly cause your engine to blow up.

If your gearing is too tall, you won't make the top speed you're capable of, but you'll be close.

Your optimal top speed, which is the fastest the car will ever go, occurs when the engine stops being able to pull anymore right at the hp power peak rpm. That means the engine is trying to pull the car with all its might, but it just can't anymore.

Remember, gearing isn't a theory, it can be proven through simple mathematical equations.

adam c 11-28-07 11:10 PM


Originally Posted by Roen (Post 7563418)

There are TWO factors that limit your top speed, HP and gearing.

There are more than two. Aerodynamics is another. If you cannot keep the car on the road, you will not be able to reach top speed.

Gorilla RE 11-28-07 11:41 PM


Originally Posted by Roen (Post 7563418)
It's funny when people don't understand what limits top speed.

There are TWO factors that limit your top speed, HP and gearing.

If you don't have the power, you won't make the speed, simple enough.

If your gearing is too short, you'll be bouncing off the rev limiter before your engine stops pulling. That will limit your top speed and possibly cause your engine to blow up.

If your gearing is too tall, you won't make the top speed you're capable of, but you'll be close.

Your optimal top speed, which is the fastest the car will ever go, occurs when the engine stops being able to pull anymore right at the hp power peak rpm. That means the engine is trying to pull the car with all its might, but it just can't anymore.

Remember, gearing isn't a theory, it can be proven through simple mathematical equations.

hahaha yeah....funny isnt it?! open mouth insert foot.

FD3S2005 11-28-07 11:52 PM


Originally Posted by PDViper77 (Post 7562001)
I have hit 175mph NO PROBLEM before. I could have kept on going.... there was plenty of road left BUT the cop that I blew by at a CLOCKED 152mph made me stop..... lol

It is definitely possible with the right gearing. My new Ford 8.8" rearend will have 4.33 gears so I won't be able to reach 200mph. If the cop wouldn't have been there I would have kept on truckin'.

what happened after you got pulled over at thos speeds?

GtoRx7 11-29-07 12:38 AM


Originally Posted by FD3S2005 (Post 7564047)
what happened after you got pulled over at thos speeds?

It might be a "pain in the ass" for him to tell that story again ;)

bryant 11-29-07 06:49 AM

if its anything like alabama he went to jail.

bigstape88 11-29-07 07:42 AM

bryant first off i have to say.. WHY! it was one thing i looked foward to seeing in threads you responded in*yes im a little bit late*.
ive BEEN 200 but not in the fd.
rich ass friend has a GT500 that he let me whomp on one night in myrtle beach while he was piss ass drunk in the passenger seat. and all i have to say for anyone that tries it off the track... your a fucking maniac. the second i hit 200 i put it into neutral and just waited to go back down to non flying speeds. not to mention the second i was slow enough to turn safely there was a dead body on the other side of the road.

Roen 11-29-07 09:37 AM


Originally Posted by adam c (Post 7563909)
There are more than two. Aerodynamics is another. If you cannot keep the car on the road, you will not be able to reach top speed.

I would think that the assumption that your car is on the ground would be an obvious one.....though, I guess in this discussion, maybe not.

Aerodynamics has no bearing on the top speed other than keeping your car planted and fighting against the engine. Though for the second one, that falls under the realm of having enough power.


Originally Posted by internal comsucktion engi (Post 7564007)
hahaha yeah....funny isnt it?! open mouth insert foot.

Yeah, funny. What do YOU think limits top speed, tough guy?

GoodfellaFD3S 11-29-07 01:57 PM


Originally Posted by bigstape88 (Post 7564690)
bryant first off i have to say.. WHY! it was one thing i looked foward to seeing in threads you responded in*yes im a little bit late*.
ive BEEN 200 but not in the fd.
rich ass friend has a GT500 that he let me whomp on one night in myrtle beach while he was piss ass drunk in the passenger seat. and all i have to say for anyone that tries it off the track... your a fucking maniac. the second i hit 200 i put it into neutral and just waited to go back down to non flying speeds. not to mention the second i was slow enough to turn safely there was a dead body on the other side of the road.

As in, a mustang?

Heisenberg 11-29-07 02:05 PM


Originally Posted by bigstape88 (Post 7564690)
bryant first off i have to say.. WHY! it was one thing i looked foward to seeing in threads you responded in*yes im a little bit late*.
ive BEEN 200 but not in the fd.
rich ass friend has a GT500 that he let me whomp on one night in myrtle beach while he was piss ass drunk in the passenger seat. and all i have to say for anyone that tries it off the track... your a fucking maniac. the second i hit 200 i put it into neutral and just waited to go back down to non flying speeds. not to mention the second i was slow enough to turn safely there was a dead body on the other side of the road.

GT500? Dead Body?:Wconfused

bryant 11-29-07 02:11 PM


Originally Posted by BackyardSog (Post 7565901)
GT500? Dead Body?:Wconfused

whos that in your avatar?

Heisenberg 11-29-07 02:15 PM


Originally Posted by bryant (Post 7565936)
whos that in your avatar?

Hayden:naughty:

bryant 11-29-07 02:18 PM

thats what i thought.

Herblenny 11-29-07 02:28 PM

This thread is hilarious!!

Darkphantom, before you go out and do your 200+MPH run and document.. make sure to go pick up a GPS that shows speed in MPH so NO one here will contradict afterwards.

Like some have pointed out, it takes quite a bit of power to hit 200MPH.. and gearing has to be there.. Also, small error will become noticeable when speed increases.. Like some said regarding your speedo, difference in tire size, etc.. Hence, you really need GPS speedo.

I'm sure I could put some tiny ass "Dubs" on my FD and hit 150MPH in 10 secs by what my speedo reads.. but that doesn't mean I'm going 150MPH.. LOL!


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