Whats your fastest highway mph ??
- Thread starter Mx.Sexxida
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88 GT Limited 5 speed. GPS verified, and chase Supra verified, 172mph, top off, mirrors folded in. 245-17 fronts, 275 17 rears. Tokico shocks, race dynamics lowering. Of course I am in the best possible place to play at higher speeds. Germany. I was on the A93 coming back from a car show in Wakersdorf.
91Supra313;1543614 said:
6600 in 5th so doable, a bit surprised it had enough power to push the air with the top off though what are your mods?
100-110, still with plenty left, however I value my money in my pocket than in the states pocket. Yep getting older....
upgraded ct26, lex afm, walbro, je pistons, hks gasket, 550 injectors, mongoose exhaust, running at that time 1.3 bar. I am having a retard moment right now and can't remember everything that is done to it. energy suspension poly bushes.
It was hell with the top off.....I had shit flying out of the car faster then I could blink. I really don't know what the RPMs were hitting because I was too busy dodging Audis, BMWs, and a few Benzes..... I actually had an R8 smoke past me like I was standing still. the great thing is, after i saw 172 i backed off and then the speedo read all zeros. I think the cable went bad near the tranny. That is the great thing about being here in Germany though.....THE AUTOBAHN!
It was hell with the top off.....I had shit flying out of the car faster then I could blink. I really don't know what the RPMs were hitting because I was too busy dodging Audis, BMWs, and a few Benzes..... I actually had an R8 smoke past me like I was standing still. the great thing is, after i saw 172 i backed off and then the speedo read all zeros. I think the cable went bad near the tranny. That is the great thing about being here in Germany though.....THE AUTOBAHN!
At the point you are nearing 172... I'm thinking "dodging" is NOT part of your activity! Is that speed really POSSIBLE with these cars in modest trim like that?
...I'm just thinking anything above a true 160 (I've NOT been there!) has got to be an exponential load from drag... and have a hard time believing 172! Phenomenal speed if true... only ever been there on literbikes myself. Wow!
-crisp
...I'm just thinking anything above a true 160 (I've NOT been there!) has got to be an exponential load from drag... and have a hard time believing 172! Phenomenal speed if true... only ever been there on literbikes myself. Wow!
-crisp
Well, I had a Navigon GPS, and my friends MK4 with about $20k in upgrades done to it. He has gone over 300kph plenty of times. I asked him what we were at and he said we were topping out around 275 kph on his cluster. my gt was pretty much maxed out at that point. it had nothing left to push. ( shhhhhh don't tell anyone but we were going downhill also for the last few mph.) I was drafting him about 10 ft back...... I guess those nascar freaks know what they are doing with the whole drafting thing.
91Supra313;1543668 said:
You sir... have HUGE cajones!
Drafting on the Autobahn at over a buck-seventy! DUDE!!!:aigo:
I could sooner believe the speed with the draft than not, though... because just to PUSH that much air would be a substantial load! Your buddies MKIV must be pretty stout as well!:naughty:
-crisp
Alec;1543674 said:
Throw a brick down the street, about the same...lmao.
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crisp;1543672 said:
Drafting on the Autobahn here is a normal thing for cars moving that fast. You will normally see a few Audis and BMWs going Mach 4 and then some within feet of each other. Usually on the A6 or A3 though.
91Supra313;1543614 said:
crisp;1543672 said:
Original post says he was lead car and that's why I questioned the speed with the roof off, I don't think it's possible but drafting a fast car you could do it with a stock GTE if it would turn the rpm needed without RK or a BHG....
Fuck just look at the world record for human power on a bicycle in the draft(166mph) and a good human being makes about 400 watts of power.....
(about half a HP for brief bursts)
Shit......sorry....forgot about the old old school...... is there space in there for a rusty brick maybe?PCguylovesSupra;1543802 said:
come on over here and you can go for a ride.... Although I will admit this one thing, the autobahn isnt what everyone makes it out to be. There are in fact speed limits, and not everyone drives 300kph. Grant it you are a more of a liability if you are driving less then 130kph, but most just do normal highway speeds here.87M-GTE;1543934 said:
If you draft a vehicle taller than your car and you have the targa off, the wind would not push down into the car but shoot over it, due to the aerodynamics. They proved that with convertables and pickups I believe.
Drake69;1544015 said:
Which is why I said that everything was flying out of it.
Not to be rude or anything, but can we just put this one back on track?
91Supra313;1543614 said:
Damn I went 160 with the roof off and that was fucking loud.. With the roof on it was 4x as loud going 160 to 170.. cant imagine with the roof off.