Originally Posted by iceman4357 (Post 7566238)

I have hit 175 in my car, I was racing a mustang. My car felt like it had a lot more in it as well. I actually had a conversation with steve kan about this one time. He feels that given the aerodynamics of our car( especially if lowered) "should be able to hit 200" with the HP some of us are making. If i remember correctly i though he said the stock tranny should run out at just about 200mph.

Fuck it though, you guys wanna impress me?? Buy a flux capacitor

Originally Posted by herblenny (Post 7566044)

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!

Originally Posted by manveru (Post 7558268)

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

Originally Posted by darkphantom (Post 7567364)

i probably know someone that might let me borrow theirs so ill have to see if he wouldnt mind. as far as my wheels there 245/17 in the front and 285/17 (barely itching out from the rear fender) in the back.

Originally Posted by darkphantom (Post 7567364)

.....ADAM I GOTTA QUESTION FOR YA. even though the smaller the air pressure in the tire the more the engine has to push the car and use more energy but if the tire pressure is too high then even though the car will accelerate alot faster will it grip the road enough to not worry about grip in a fast speed. so how about the tire pressure?

Originally Posted by herblenny (Post 7568079)

245/17 and 285/17?? That tells me nothing about diameter.. Also what tires are you using??

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

Originally Posted by Roen (Post 7571069)

I don't own an FD, but is it possible to hit 8000 rpm in 5th gear?

Originally Posted by Roen (Post 7569835)

aspect ratio of said tires?

Originally Posted by dgeesaman (Post 7562638)

Food for thought:

Another point: the stock FD has a positive coefficient of lift, which you'd want to resolve before heading to do a really high speed run. Adjust the aerodynamics to produce a downward lift coefficient and you will incur more drag. The extra drag will really add to the amount of torque required to drive a car *stably* at such high speeds. Ride height is also a major factor - you'd need really stiff springs and very low ground clearance to improve aerodynamics. Which is why most street cars with 500hp are not safe to drive at top speed - the aerodynamics simply aren't built for doing it safely.

Anyway, enough armchair BS. It takes a lot of car, more than just engine.

Dave

Originally Posted by 4CN A1R (Post 7571174)

8000 is the limit

Originally Posted by skir2222 (Post 7571959)

This seems like nothing but a pissing match to me... I don't see any reason into wanting to go 200mph, or even doing it. It's stupid and crazy, you can hurt someone else or even yourself if something went wrong. Just stating my opinion, interesting/amusing thread I can say for the least.

Originally Posted by bugman1973 (Post 7571991)

what about at a track? 200mph depending on tuning is not that far from unreal and on closed courses it would not be that dangerous.

Originally Posted by ZGN (Post 7566130)

Well it seems like hardly anyone has entered this realm.

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Thanks,

Zgn