Fastest You've Ever Gone in Your Car?
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Not to go too far off topic but I think "ghost rider" might be the same guy your talking about. He has a (as the video said) a 500 hp turbo busa. He was doing speed runs down an empty airport runway and the bike sounded like a boeing as it went by.
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Whoa, he up'd the ante. I've seen his vid's of the Nurburgring, he does it in like 6-7mins, it's crazy how fast this guy goes.
The cops even released a police chase video of him in one of the tunnels in France somewhere (Paris I think) and he totally lost them. They say that since noone has reported him as the cause of an accident, they've given up trying to catch him.
The cops even released a police chase video of him in one of the tunnels in France somewhere (Paris I think) and he totally lost them. They say that since noone has reported him as the cause of an accident, they've given up trying to catch him.
Man, Blazin, I'm not sure where you're driving. I've done 120 in a 1986 Accord, my 4 banger Mazda MX-6 GT, a supercharged Buick Riviera, and just did it again Saturday in my dad's Grand Prix GTP (but he was driving--not that it matters). And I did 150 in an UN-modified 92 corvette. And my buddy took it up to 170, but I'll admit THAT took more than a little highway. But the 150 didn't take THAT much road. I think anyone with an eclipse, evo, impreza, camaro, mustang, etc can do 120 in their sleep, and should be able to top 140 EASY with a good piece of road. And since this WHOLE WEBSITE IS ALL ABOUT RACING, I don't think anyone should be surprised.BlazinXtreme
And given THAT, what I CAN'T believe is that 15% of the respondents haven't been over 100!! In fact, the poll says 60-80, and 80-100. I mean, the freeway speed limit is 75! Almost 5% haven't been 5mph over the speed limit? COME ON, kids!
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Hell, I've been over 160kph in a Mitsubishi Magna on a dirt road. 140kph regularly, also in a Daihatsu Applause, and thats got really little wheels! Whats with people not having the balls to go even vaguely fast on perfectly made, smooth American highways?
Most modern cars that aren't really tiny can go 200kph easily. Most family cars like a standard Falcon or Commodore can go over 200kph, and commonly do around here. As the roads are often dirt out near my parents place, most people get used to driving on dirt and unmade roads.
I would find perfectly straight, smooth US highways a bit unchallenging, I would get so bored. It encourages not thinking. No wonder people just zone out & smash.
In Aus, the most bad crashes occur not during tricky bends, but at the end of a very long straight road, where there's an unexpected T intersection. People just get used to driving straight and get to an intersection and just continue ahead! I am a believer than in order not to crash, the road should actually demand a little bit of the driver at all times. You shouldn't be allowed to go to sleep. Go FASTER to avoid crashing on long trips! Hows that for a concept?! Its actually something that seems to work for me!
Most modern cars that aren't really tiny can go 200kph easily. Most family cars like a standard Falcon or Commodore can go over 200kph, and commonly do around here. As the roads are often dirt out near my parents place, most people get used to driving on dirt and unmade roads.
I would find perfectly straight, smooth US highways a bit unchallenging, I would get so bored. It encourages not thinking. No wonder people just zone out & smash.
In Aus, the most bad crashes occur not during tricky bends, but at the end of a very long straight road, where there's an unexpected T intersection. People just get used to driving straight and get to an intersection and just continue ahead! I am a believer than in order not to crash, the road should actually demand a little bit of the driver at all times. You shouldn't be allowed to go to sleep. Go FASTER to avoid crashing on long trips! Hows that for a concept?! Its actually something that seems to work for me!
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Sorry, I forgot all about this.
Right, we have a few problems here. I'll run you past the first one, because it's easy.
Your gearbox/tyre combination limits you to 148.65mph. Let me explain...
Your gearbox is the 306 GTi-6 one. That has a final drive of 3.95 and a 6th gear of 0.79. With a rev limit of 6500rpm that means a maximum wheel speed in 6th of 2,083rpm, or 124,980rph. With a tyre diameter of 24.26", each turn of the wheels moves you 76.22" further down the road. That's 9.5 million inches an hour, or 148.65mph - at best, since there may well be some action from any differential gears.
The second problem is somewhat more complex and throws your horsepower number into some considerable confusion. If your 1/4 mile ET was 14.7 you shouldn't be going much past 90mph. If your 1/4 mile Vmax was 100mph, you should be into the 13s. If BOTH the numbers you mentioned are true, your reaction time is appalling, or you got huge gobs of wheelspin. In any case I will give you the benefit of the doubt and use the number which gives the highest power, which is 220hp at the crank. Because I'm nice like that.
Okay. Assuming you have 220hp at the crank, I'll apply these following numbers to the calculation:
Crank Power = 220hp
Cd (Coefficient of Drag) = 0.32
Frontal Area = 22.8 square feet
Weight = 1200kg/2676lb
Maximum Geared Speed = 148.65mph
You require roughly 209hp @ crank to reach your maximum geared speed of 148.65mph. So, assuming your 1/4 mile numbers were WAAAAAY off, the good news is that you probably CAN reach 148.65mph. The bad news is you'll never reach 155mph, since that requires more power than you have AND a different gearbox/tyre combination. On the other hand, your speedo is over-reading (if it indicated 155mph) by less than the 10% maximum required by law, which is good. Then again, you were on public roads, which is BAAAAAAD.
But if you could clear up that 1/4 mile issue, it'd be good. 14.7 and 100mph don't sit well together.
Right, we have a few problems here. I'll run you past the first one, because it's easy.
Your gearbox/tyre combination limits you to 148.65mph. Let me explain...
Your gearbox is the 306 GTi-6 one. That has a final drive of 3.95 and a 6th gear of 0.79. With a rev limit of 6500rpm that means a maximum wheel speed in 6th of 2,083rpm, or 124,980rph. With a tyre diameter of 24.26", each turn of the wheels moves you 76.22" further down the road. That's 9.5 million inches an hour, or 148.65mph - at best, since there may well be some action from any differential gears.
The second problem is somewhat more complex and throws your horsepower number into some considerable confusion. If your 1/4 mile ET was 14.7 you shouldn't be going much past 90mph. If your 1/4 mile Vmax was 100mph, you should be into the 13s. If BOTH the numbers you mentioned are true, your reaction time is appalling, or you got huge gobs of wheelspin. In any case I will give you the benefit of the doubt and use the number which gives the highest power, which is 220hp at the crank. Because I'm nice like that.
Okay. Assuming you have 220hp at the crank, I'll apply these following numbers to the calculation:
Crank Power = 220hp
Cd (Coefficient of Drag) = 0.32
Frontal Area = 22.8 square feet
Weight = 1200kg/2676lb
Maximum Geared Speed = 148.65mph
You require roughly 209hp @ crank to reach your maximum geared speed of 148.65mph. So, assuming your 1/4 mile numbers were WAAAAAY off, the good news is that you probably CAN reach 148.65mph. The bad news is you'll never reach 155mph, since that requires more power than you have AND a different gearbox/tyre combination. On the other hand, your speedo is over-reading (if it indicated 155mph) by less than the 10% maximum required by law, which is good. Then again, you were on public roads, which is BAAAAAAD.
But if you could clear up that 1/4 mile issue, it'd be good. 14.7 and 100mph don't sit well together.
well there is my 1/4 time on vidio
link:http://www.spillers-knights.co.uk/p...hp?categoryid=10&p13_sectionid=1&p13_fileid=4
link:http://www.spillers-knights.co.uk/p...hp?categoryid=10&p13_sectionid=1&p13_fileid=4
for your peace of mind, this is not the exact 1/4 mile that pav was talking about (although i think we have a recording of it somewhere, you'll have to wait as our cameraman stores all his recordings on hard copys) and thoughout the day his changed as i think he was trying different things.
But http://www.spillers-knights.co.uk/p...hp?categoryid=10&p13_sectionid=2&p13_fileid=4
that is a like to our downloads section on spillers-knights, i have disabled the members only rights so you can download withour registering.
But also for the record i've have nearly 140 in my 2000 fiat punto, recorded on my gps, and i still had a little left in the old girl, I wasn't really pushing her one might say...
But http://www.spillers-knights.co.uk/p...hp?categoryid=10&p13_sectionid=2&p13_fileid=4
that is a like to our downloads section on spillers-knights, i have disabled the members only rights so you can download withour registering.
But also for the record i've have nearly 140 in my 2000 fiat punto, recorded on my gps, and i still had a little left in the old girl, I wasn't really pushing her one might say...
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I drive well a Blazer, they are electronically limited to the high 90's for some reason. Unlimited I've been in a four door Jimmy, doing 118 and it was screamin. Then again it's as aerodynamic as a brick and the fuel comsumption was rediculious.
But it's still very hard to push a car over 120 on a public road, just because of space issues and the roads in Michigan sucks really bad. On a track I can believe cars have gone faster but not on a public road unless you show me a video tape.
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Hmm.
Also, that's for a "GAV"'s 306, not a "PAV"'s... That notwithstanding, you're looking at FAR more power required to reach 100mph as a terminal speed (and that's the power I used in the calculation above, which says you CAN reach your maximum geared speed, but it's not the one you thought it was) than for a 14.7s run in that car. For heaven's sakes, my "beast" in standard form can pull a flat 15 and that would be 80hp less than a 100mph car.
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Seriously guys. If PAV's mate's GPS recorded 155mph when his gearbox/tyre combination simply doesn't allow it and your GPS recorded a speed where you "still had a little left" which, frankly, the Punto is just too big to reach in standard engine trim, you REALLY need to check they're working properly.
(and no, I don't "hate" Spillers. You've been perfectly civil thus far - and even in the thread in my honour at Spillers, so I'm being perfectly civil back)
Well, Silverados were limited at 108 I think, and I hit that several times when I lived in Montana one summer. I think you're forgetting that Montana didn't have a speed limit for a couple years, and that it is only about 100 miles from here to the border. Something else that may boggle more minds than just yours is the concept of there not being exits and on-ramps every mile. There are multiple stretches of freeway without ANY sign of civilization here. Stuff that would put the autobahn to shame. Have you ever looked at that light map of the US? There is a WHOLE LOT of NOTHING out here--lots of room to make the jump from 85 (freeway cruising speed) up to 120+. For example, I-15 Runs from the Canadian border to San Diego. 1400 miles, and 7 metropolitan areas. And that's assuming Barstow, St. George, Idaho Falls, and Butte are "metropolitan" areas (the other 3 are Salt Lake, Vegas, and LA/San Diego itself). Actually, that's 7 times over 1400 miles where the speed limit drops because the city is big enough to merit slowing down for. And except on special occasions, those roads are pretty barren. Once you know the roads, it's REALLY easy to turn it up when the road is empty. And there are lots of non-freeway roads that are just as empty.BlazinXtreme
You want a video tape? Here, try www.mapquest.com Look up Shelby, MT, and get directions to San Diego. Or trySalt Lake to Portland--that's 700 miles, with Boise the only metro area in the way(only that road isn't quite as straight). Look as close as you want. But you're not going to find very much, and that's the point. I get my doors blown off at least once every trip, and 85 is already ten over. Still don't believe that our roads out here are LONG and STRAIGHT? Try this one on for size. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4513529.stm The state closed the highway for them. Why do you think they could close it day after day? NOBODY THERE TO BOTHER!!! What do you think happens when the road is open?
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It's not that I think you're lying - if you have the power to reach your top geared speed, as you indicated, then you have the power to do 100mph at the end of a 1/4 mile. The 14.7 seems SLOW by comparison is all. You should be into the high 13s at the very least, even taking into account the FWD nature and relatively poor weight distribution.
Do you have trouble getting the power onto the road? Or have you fitted a power-sapping differential to harness it? Either of these would account for it.
Terminal velocity is most dependant on power and really independant of most other variables. With "x" power you should be doing "y" speed at the end of the strip, and few other factors affect it in any significant way.
The gear ratios for the GTi-6 are available on the internet. I just Googled and found two separate sources which agreed.
Do you have trouble getting the power onto the road? Or have you fitted a power-sapping differential to harness it? Either of these would account for it.
Terminal velocity is most dependant on power and really independant of most other variables. With "x" power you should be doing "y" speed at the end of the strip, and few other factors affect it in any significant way.
The gear ratios for the GTi-6 are available on the internet. I just Googled and found two separate sources which agreed.
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189 mp/h in my Porshe. It has mods so that explains alot.
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About 2 weeks ago I went 144 mph in my Thunderbird Super Coupe with just bolt-ons and still a 2.73:1 rear gear ratio. The car can go a lot faster but I started to see traffic.
How much faster could it go! Is that your T-Bird in your avatar? I think it's one of the nicest one I've seen. 👍 Those '89 on T-Birds were so cool, I hate the current retro looking ones. 
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