How fast have you gone in a FD?
02-15-10, 11:03 AM
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The fastest I've sustained speed was 120-130 for an hour. I drove from upland CA to Chula vista in 1:10 (its about 145 miles). Now that I think back I have no idea how a CHP didn't catch me, given that I did that during daylight hours.
The car felt great the whole way.
The fastest I've gone is 150+.
The car felt great the whole way.
The fastest I've gone is 150+.
02-15-10, 11:07 AM
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I would be more concerned about damaging your wallet. Possibles are court costs & fines, towing & impound bills, possible jail time & maybe later down the road if you get to keep your license...high insurance rates if anyone will insure you after that. It really isn`t worth it.
True True.
But drive through Montana or somewhere similar some time, and you'll understand a little bit more what I'm talking about. Especially at night.
When you can drive for 15 mins and not see another car, it becomes really hard to keep it under 75. You start thinking about shaving 20 or 30 minutes off of your trip time.
02-15-10, 12:16 PM
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Disclaimer: I was punished accordingly
140 in the FD... while running away from the cops. yes i was caught. Would have gotten away if i noticed the off ramp was closed. I've grown up a little bit. ;-) was not arrested, but learned my lesson.
160 in a TII. passenger
140 in the FD... while running away from the cops. yes i was caught. Would have gotten away if i noticed the off ramp was closed. I've grown up a little bit. ;-) was not arrested, but learned my lesson.
160 in a TII. passenger
02-15-10, 12:26 PM
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178 as indicated by the speedo. This was many years ago when I was much less wise. It was on the long stretch of road going through the Nevada desert on the way to Vegas. There is absolutely nothing around for miles. Just desert. I decided to back off before I broke something and got stranded. I don't recommend it!
on topic did 170 in the FD a few years back or at least thats what was reading on the speedo.
02-15-10, 01:14 PM
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165 (according to the speedo) on a straight, recently-repaved country road with no cross streets or driveways. The FD felt real stable, but when the string of electrical poles turned into a big brown blur, I bitched out. Now that I got that out of my system, I highly doubt I'll ever do it again.
02-15-10, 03:25 PM
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I was sticking 2 FD fingers up to a Supra driver whilst racing (in front) up the M2 motorway...the speedo read 165 mph and the supra was long gone so I slowed down.
It's ok because it was 3am and the only other car was...I can't remember, something in the slow lane, I went past it so fast! cool. The FD felt solid up to 160mph but the steering wheel vibrated a little after 160.
It's ok because it was 3am and the only other car was...I can't remember, something in the slow lane, I went past it so fast! cool. The FD felt solid up to 160mph but the steering wheel vibrated a little after 160.
02-15-10, 04:02 PM
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02-15-10, 05:31 PM
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Personally I have only had the FD to ~140ish. I don't really remember. I tried to quit driving like that on the street. Now BEFORE I got smarter I have done 160+ on my RC51 and constantly hit 140+ on my gixxer.
02-15-10, 11:15 PM
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150+ on hwy 5 on the way to SS12
then I realized that was stupid of me cuz my tires were not that great. Dont really care for going fast that much now.. it was fun though
then I realized that was stupid of me cuz my tires were not that great. Dont really care for going fast that much now.. it was fun though
02-16-10, 12:55 AM
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I did 165 ish according to the speedo in the desert between AZ and CA, it was pretty dumb, and I don't want to do it again cause there were a lot of trucks out there.
02-16-10, 01:00 AM
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As Iīm living in germany you will sure believe me:
170mph - often
180mph - once
Car always feels very stable.
But driving fast isnīt really something special (for a german - I drove 201mph in a Audi A4 with 570hp).
driving fast in corners is much more fun! ;-)
to my pre posters:
Iīve hit the 180mph @ approx- 7500rpm.
So there arenīt plenty of rpms left to get much faster..
I have also 255 / 40 / 17 rear tires, stock diff , stock transmission...
So I donīt really believe that you can drive > 200mph with a FD (with stock diff etc.) unless you are reving way >8000rpm
In terms of power, even with my stock twins, the car felt still strong and I think >190mph are doable with around 350whp!
170mph - often
180mph - once
Car always feels very stable.
But driving fast isnīt really something special (for a german - I drove 201mph in a Audi A4 with 570hp).
driving fast in corners is much more fun! ;-)
to my pre posters:
Iīve hit the 180mph @ approx- 7500rpm.
So there arenīt plenty of rpms left to get much faster..
I have also 255 / 40 / 17 rear tires, stock diff , stock transmission...
So I donīt really believe that you can drive > 200mph with a FD (with stock diff etc.) unless you are reving way >8000rpm
In terms of power, even with my stock twins, the car felt still strong and I think >190mph are doable with around 350whp!
02-16-10, 01:27 AM
#49
DAMN!!!....
seems my speedo isnīt showing the real deal!!! :-)
Calculated some numbres:
on 255 / 40 / 17
with stock transmission (0.719 in fifth gear) & stock manual differential (4.100), youīll go: (calculated, so in theory)
rpm: mph:
6000 | 151.57
6500 | 164.20
7000 | 176.83
7500 | 189.46
8000 | 202.09
Sorry @ spanks13... seems that I was wrong...
+ my Rx-7 FD top speed now updated:
189mph
seems my speedo isnīt showing the real deal!!! :-)
Calculated some numbres:
on 255 / 40 / 17
with stock transmission (0.719 in fifth gear) & stock manual differential (4.100), youīll go: (calculated, so in theory)
rpm: mph:
6000 | 151.57
6500 | 164.20
7000 | 176.83
7500 | 189.46
8000 | 202.09
Sorry @ spanks13... seems that I was wrong...
+ my Rx-7 FD top speed now updated:
189mph
02-16-10, 05:28 AM
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OP is a FED hes going to impound all our cars, o well LOL
my self reeling in my friends WRX that i gave a jump to gave him a ten car lead from a roll and passed him at 170, will i do it again? not until i get wider tires and my ***** grow bigger car was stable but my heart was pounding and i was shaking when i got out. you would be amazed how slow a car going 65-70 looks when your going 100MPH faster.
my self reeling in my friends WRX that i gave a jump to gave him a ten car lead from a roll and passed him at 170, will i do it again? not until i get wider tires and my ***** grow bigger car was stable but my heart was pounding and i was shaking when i got out. you would be amazed how slow a car going 65-70 looks when your going 100MPH faster.