I've dont 145 in my 89 t2 on stock everything buts wider rear tires

 

Looks like 186 is the most I've heard on stock gearing... not bad..

 

Damn, you guys are carzy.I hit 145mph on my stock twins but that's because i didn't know how fast i was going or else i would have never tryed it.

 

And how was this indicated?

Stock gearing is good for 200 mph....if you had enough power, enough road, and the car doesn't try to do a poor imitation of an airplane.

 

I did aprox 170 today before I had to swerve someone that cut me off, causing me to slam into the median, go across 4 lanes of traffic, and hit the offramp divider.... all that was damaged was the drivers a-arm, front bumper, rear bumper, exhaust tip, exhaust pipe hanger, passenger side headlight assembly, and a small portion of the frame under the headlight.

I was hitting my rev limiter in 4th with a T78 and after I shifted I was doing about 7k in 5th after a couple seconds, haha.

Stupid porche, that'll teach him.... gave me a good run, but now i'm paying for it. Damn the civic that cut me off, didn't have time to slow down so I had to sweve and my back end slid and sent me into the 360 =P

Oh well, could've been worse....engine is still perfect, so is the front mount IC, radiator etc etc... runs like a beauty, but looks like a beast, haha.

 

You are a ******* idiot to go that fast on a highway with traffic on it. The "idiot" you had to dodge probably didn't even see you coming at that speed.

Personally, I think it's a shame your car didn't get more damage, as the incident apparently has taught you nothing. Why don't you sit and REALLY think of what could have happened? You're lucky you're not dead and even luckier someone's little girl isn't.

 

come on noe rynberg...i agree it wasnt very smart to do that with traffic, but at the chance to race a porsche i prolly would have done the same.

To get back on topic...I have seen 165 while racing a 400rwp mustang. We were neck and neck all the way, thats why we went so damn fast. Someone wanted to win. Hit redline in 4th, then got into it in 5th a little, then we both stopped because we realized that we were about a mile ahead of the other people following us.


PS... the T78 with a new street port and lots more fuel is on the way!

 

rynberg's right, there's absolutely NO reason to go this fast on public roads. just because you wanna show that other guy your racing that you're "faster than he is" is not a good enough reason. and for the people that do go over a certain speed just because they're curious how fast a car can go is not a good enough reason either.

people with single turbo 7's can go fast enough. let's all agree on 160+. there, you know you can ALL go over 160mph. do your nuts feel heavier? or do you wanna see if you can get past 170?

/rant

 

Then you are a ******* idiot too.

I'm not going to preach like I've never gone fast -- I've hit 155 mph on a public highway. However, I did it at 2am and there wasn't another car around for over a mile. And I did in a stretch of highway without an on-ramp for six miles. I fully admit to the stupidity of such an action but at least I wasn't endangering others.

But to race another car to 170mph when there is other traffic merging on the freeway is beyond stupid. It shows an utter lack of any mature thinking. I won't even preach against running someone on the highway, because I've done it too. But if you are racing someone and it's even, guess what? Stop racing at a reasonable speed. Is your ego worth killing yourself or some one else?

Another thing for all you top speed testers to consider -- did you even look over your car before doing such a thing? Did you even know if your tires were in good shape?

 

It wasn;t the tires, it was the 'having to swerve' part that caused the spinning. Quite frankly I'm just glad to be alive. The car can be replaced, all in all I the experience was unforgettable... I'm not scarred for life or anything like that... but sometimes you have to live a little.... luckily I'm still living... but yes, I'll agree... it was stupid.. but whatever... people have done worse things and caused bigger accidents, I just got lucky.

 

I do 175 mph at 7200 rpm with a street single turbo rx-7 R1 3gen.

I have another one compleate race rx-7 that I will try to reach the 190mph in a hiway as as soon as I get the car ready.

Im allways legal with my honda civic 1.6 AT. (:

If you think that is idiot to race you Rx-7 , please think about change the car for one more "streetable".

I live in South America so , that is why i have the Rx-7s because I don't want problems with the law. (No police car here can cach me)
In case that you don't have experience racing , please don't try to reach this speeds , but if you know how , and you are use to drive fast cars......
Belive me that the car is incredible at hi speeds.

 

Remember if you don't have experience , don't try to go faster than 130mph.

Is really hard to stop the car at speeds over the 130mph.

 

I believe the stock gearing is good for 205 at redline in 5th isn't it? I know I 'm in the 150's in 4th with an 8500rpm redline. I have no doubt the car is capable of well over 180. Just do it on a track. A really big track.

 

Do you have the stock porting?
And what is the A/f ratio at that Rpm at that speed?

 

nuff said ...

maybe i'm just crabby now that i'm older, but when i think back to some of the things i did (back when 130 was considered CRAZY and 150 was FAST!), i sometimes get chills.

just to add to rynberg - you guys now have cars that park at 130 MPH - use your heads! think of what the car weighs. think of what it takes to stop that weight from 170 MPH. think of what an impact (with anything) would mean. and if that doesn't do anything for your neurotransmissions, then think of either the guy that's going to make you HIS in prison for the 6 to 15 years you'll serve OR the person that's going to kill you for the loved one you killed (assuming you survived in the first place) ... think!!!!!

so sad ...

 

Only one question is the resume , where? and when?
Is obious that is dangerous but all depends , and meaby the main factor is the driver experience , if you don't have experience don't do it.
But if you have it , and all your life have rece profetionaly....

I agree with you , but all depends of the driver.

 

not trying to start an argument here. i promise ...

i think i know what you're trying to say and for the sake of staying on topic with this thread, i'm not going to be going back and forth with you or anyone else on this.

however, you mention driver experience and you mentioned racing professionally all your life. driving in this country is a bit different than some other places that i've visited (and some that i've either heard or read about from a variety of sources). i just want to make 2 quick points and then i'm done preaching ...

1. experience CANNOT be effectively attained without a change in thinking. any putz with a functioning, healthy body can take an Rx-7 (or any other capable car) to 170 MPH or more. a friend of mine took me out in his BMW M5 (some modest work) and we went up to those speed levels - i was just the passenger - and let me tell you something. it scared the **** out of me! would i do it again? hell YES! would i love to be the driver? hell YES! however, not on a public highway. i saw a Trans Am disintegrate into a tree all because of an undiscernably small dip in the road - 4 teenagers lost their lives - and that was only at around 70 MPH!

experience is the thing that should tell you not to go 170 MPH on highway, where no matter how much control you THINK you have, the truth is, you have NONE. people merge and this is not Germany! there are no speed lanes and merging people are not thinking that that guy in the sports car is doing 170! add varying levels of judgment and you see what can happen - merging cars, deer, homeless people crossing highways, blowouts, truck wheels that have fallen off, etc., etc.

2. if you are one the lucky people that have raced all their life and made it o the professional level, then there should have come a point long ago when you realized that ... go back to my first point.

that's all ...

again, this is not a personal thing against you or anyone else for that matter, i'm just trying to show you something ...

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I run anywhere between 11.2 and 11.6 currently. Not finished tuning :-) I may be on the dyno tomorrow so I'll let ya know! The old motor ran high 10's t 11.0:1. Your EGT's are more important. Keep them below 1000 celsius.
Michel

 

I totally agree. I've done some crazy ****, but at some point you gain experience, you see and hear things, and you decide its not worth it and you stop....that is what experience does. The drive doesnt matter at all unless your on a track. Its all the other drivers that matter on a public road. They arent expecting that a spec of a car they see in thier side mirror will be on them in about 3 seconds. They have no way of knowing that. Its not the other drivers fault, they merged into another lane and there was no car there....they have the right to do that. Its not thier fault you were going 170mph...you DONT have the right to do that, you were the one at fault. Once you fully understand that you wont be pissed at someone else for getting in your lane when your trying to go 170mph.

Most single turbos go 80,000-140,000. Thats how fast a single turbo goes in rpms. HP makes a car fast not a particular turbo.

Stephen

 

If you post here you are as wrong as the other person saying think about safety & family & cops & blah blah blah when you know you just as wrong. Doesnt matter whether you did it in traffic/street/backroads/or @2am, anything can happen when you speed no matter the conditions. Just dont be a Hypocrite unless you havent speed yet!


SPO auto's & rynberg your absolutely right

 

HEY you guys just compete in the siver state classic challenge.com that will separate the men from there *****.

 

The ultimate test for the engine is the top speed (maximus load).

I'm not taking about it is wrong or good
The question is the max speed at rpms , exaust temperature , A/F ratios, boost , specs of the car , all that kinde of things.

If you do it on a salt lake or in traffic , that not the point .
It is legal or ilegal , is not the point eather.

I'm asking about it cause I really whant to reach 190mph+ with my RX-7

 

I just was watching a videio of an RX7 by Racing Beat, an FD, running 215 MPH at Bonniville Utah, WOW !

 

SIRS, the basic philosiphy of speed is , how fast can I go without reaching DEATH, if you do not reach it then the adrenaline rush is worth all the fuss! RON in Ormond beach , FL. birth place of speed! Billionaires used to race here and had fun doing it.

 

Did you see the vid where he blew over backwards at that speed? I live an hour and a half from the salt flats and can tell you that it's lots smoother than the average freeway. So you just might blow over sooner. I get kind of paranoid about that stuff much over 150 (my personal limit). Just thought you should consider this kind of stuff too.
Stan
'87 T2
'91 Vert