3.0 LITRE

9/15/2008 11:51:56 AM

^that's at least 500hp on b00st yo. That should get you up to like 190mph EAAAASSSY.

9/15/2008 11:58:08 AM

120 mph in an Audi A8 4.2 Quattro (with a JE Design bodykit and huge 4 tailpipes).

The car felt so stable and planted to the ground, it surprised me. And the acceleration was amazing too, using the paddle-shifters.

9/15/2008 12:12:20 PM

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"i don't think it's either. i remember on mine it topping out around 138 and it was fuel cut but still had more rpm."

Well, I have the original copy of the 1992 Car & Driver issue where they road tested the car. Thats the listed top speed

9/15/2008 12:22:47 PM

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"gg. I got my probe se up to the 110 speed limiter... And I paid for it too."

hah, yeah...the speedometer on the probe went to 140mph, and we were TRYING to do that...but then, around 120, the hood started to shake and that mazda engine just started to scare me...i figured 120 was fast enough

9/15/2008 12:43:14 PM

75 mph, when I got caught off-guard going down a hill on I-40.

9/15/2008 1:12:32 PM

^^haha. I'm glad they put a limiter at 110. That car was so unstable at 100... Being an idiot then, I probably would have went faster...

[Edited on September 15, 2008 at 1:43 PM. Reason : .]

9/15/2008 1:29:55 PM

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"JohnnieWalkr All American 1229 Posts user info edit post 155-160 back when i had the trans am, the tahoe doesnt like to go more than 110 "

Ok, well then who was driving the trans am, because you sure as hell weren't.
And B, i call bull on the tahoe going 110. the denali only went 105 and its got the 6.0. No way a 5.3 can go faster than a 6.0.


and to answer the initial question 158mph in a 350z

9/15/2008 4:46:17 PM

110 in a 3000gt

ran out of road

9/15/2008 4:54:56 PM

trans am is easy as hell to drive 160+

its planted to the road. that spoiler makes a HUGE diff over a z28's spoiler

and my moms 5.3 burb is limited to 110ish.. its a speed limiter

9/15/2008 5:26:44 PM

Oh, i know trans ams can easily go that fast, im saying he didn't have the balls to drive that fast

[Edited on September 15, 2008 at 5:33 PM. Reason : only went 145 in a cts-v though. Above that the fucker got squirrelly(sp?)]

9/15/2008 5:31:25 PM

170 indicated in supercharged S2000

170 indicated on GSX-R 750

9/15/2008 5:50:54 PM

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"trans am is easy as hell to drive 160+ its planted to the road. that spoiler makes a HUGE diff over a z28's spoiler "

you're about to get lynched in few posts

9/15/2008 6:38:07 PM

lots of bullshit in this thread...or just people being misled by inaccurate speedometers

9/15/2008 7:02:02 PM

I think mine was pretty accurate on I-40. It indicated 65mph and I didn't get pulled over, so it must be right, son.

9/15/2008 7:03:39 PM

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"or just people being misled by inaccurate speedometers"

that'd be why a lot of ppl have stated "on the speedo" and "not gps"

..and other are just idiots

9/15/2008 7:21:39 PM

^yeah, like ^^this guy.

9/15/2008 8:05:21 PM

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"And B, i call bull on the tahoe going 110. the denali only went 105 and its got the 6.0. No way a 5.3 can go faster than a 6.0. "

funny since gm cars won't go over 95mph unless the speed limiter is removed.

9/15/2008 8:26:27 PM

I can verify the ~95 limit on a tahoe.. hit it coming back from the beach a few times

9/15/2008 8:27:44 PM

are you fucking retarded?

[Edited on September 15, 2008 at 8:28 PM. Reason : ^^. Maybe for pre- 2000 year models]

9/15/2008 8:27:56 PM

mine was a 2001

9/15/2008 8:29:46 PM

damn. well then i dont know. mine was a 04 and it topped out at 105. same goes for the 07 models too

9/15/2008 8:34:10 PM

98 Grand Marquis

100 MPH

it was epic

9/15/2008 8:41:54 PM

100 mph in the sentra

1.6L ~75hp

I was givin' her hell

9/15/2008 8:54:47 PM

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"you're about to get lynched in few posts"

why?

gps on my dash said 174 in my ta.. myrtle beach to rdu airport in <2hrs in the middle of the night

i switched to a firebird trunk for awhile b/c i liked the look of it with the t/a front end and bumper kits.. after 1 track day i decided to go back.

9/15/2008 9:25:56 PM

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"^yeah, like ^^this guy."

One time, before it got hit head on by a truck and destroyed, I had my SV up to an indicated 45mph. It was crazy, son. That level of speed can't even be comprehended y0.

[Edited on September 15, 2008 at 11:07 PM. Reason : 45mph, son.]

9/15/2008 11:06:40 PM

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"damn. well then i dont know. mine was a 04 and it topped out at 105. same goes for the 07 models too"

mine's an '07 and it tops out at 95.

9/16/2008 9:14:36 AM

escalade will do 150, says an ex-gm engineer i know

9/16/2008 9:23:22 AM

That almost seems plausible, but I have a hard time believing that if the Ram SRT10 can't get there with roughly 100 extra hp. (Escalade better aerodynamics than a pickup? My guess is yes)

9/16/2008 9:32:06 AM

word of mouth, I know. This dude did a lot of powertrain research/testing though


hell, my dodge will do 90

9/16/2008 9:35:48 AM

fuck if id do 150 in a pickup

9/16/2008 12:05:19 PM

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"escalade will do 150"

that thing has to push a lot of air

i dont know

9/16/2008 12:46:52 PM

^true. im just going to say it's an exaggeration and let that one be

9/16/2008 12:57:43 PM

the new /slade makes 400+ hp....

but i still doubt it.

all i know is alot of obd2 gm trucks are limited @ 105ish but it may be diff on the speedo

my dads 88 silverado speedo only goes to 85, but i was crusin wiht my buddies 04 tacoma and his went to 115...

he said his speedo was burried. we both had a full load of rims/tires in the bed.

9/16/2008 1:02:32 PM

^traub has an 07 denali with that 6.2 in it, and I can personally attest to the fact that it cuts out at 105. Even though you can tell it has TONs left in it

9/16/2008 1:25:06 PM

yeah well TONs is not a 45 mph difference

9/16/2008 1:41:28 PM

^ true but who gives... its a truck....

9/16/2008 1:44:45 PM

^^I wasnt the dumbass that said the caddy could do 150mph....I was just saying that after driving the denali up to 105, in my personal opinion it could easily cruise at 120ish..however there is a HUGE difference between 120ish and 150...

9/16/2008 4:32:23 PM

i know

you just didnt post enough info on what TONs was

9/16/2008 5:16:41 PM

I've never driven a Tahoe to the limiter, but on the drive down to spring break one year some friends were following me in a late 90s Tahoe. On I-185 in GA there isn't a lot of traffic, so as lead vehicle I cranked up the speed to an indicated 115mph for a bit. As I was speeding up the Tahoe kept pace till I got into the triple digits then fell far behind. In my mind I recalled it being limited to 105 so after a little bit of fun I slowed down to let them catch up. That instance validates for me that they're electronically limited.

[Edited on September 16, 2008 at 5:21 PM. Reason : The Pathfinder fell behind too ]

9/16/2008 5:19:19 PM

bttt per request

6/29/2009 9:44:16 PM

2nd fastest I have driven:

112 mph in my S60.


And in the past month, ridden:

100 mph in Toyota Fortuner
100 mph in Mini Cooper
100 mph in LS460
100 mph in X6
106 mph in FX35
115 mph in Escalade
143 mph in Altima Coupe V6 (2nd fastest as a passenger)

6/29/2009 10:02:52 PM

^Escalades are limited to 106mph, or were you not in a USDM model? Even so, while it is a large vehicle, 115 isn't impressive for a 400+hp car

120 last week in the 2000...

6/29/2009 10:16:37 PM

fastest in last 6 months 75 in a 70 zone east of garner

6/29/2009 10:28:54 PM

150 on the gixxer at VIR

6/29/2009 10:36:56 PM

135 mph in 2000 Mercury Cougar V6 (US 264 in the trees between Zebulon and Wilson)

6/29/2009 10:46:54 PM

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"US 264 in the trees between Zebulon and Wilson"

i love to wind it out right through there. the 3.9 dakota tops out around 90. it gets really light and uncomfortable, though.

6/29/2009 11:06:33 PM

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"100 mph in the sentra 1.6L ~75hp I was givin' her hell"

LMAO. I did 100mph in the MX-3 (1.6L ~88hp) It was still accelerating too, about 1mph per second

130mph in the Porsche. I gotta get me some new brakes >_<

Of course, I did this in India where local authorities did not mind...

[Edited on June 29, 2009 at 11:14 PM. Reason : .]

6/29/2009 11:10:34 PM

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"Escalades are limited to 106mph"

maybe your grandmas is but mine isnt

6/29/2009 11:19:55 PM

all the earlier ones are. i think the newer ones depend on which wheel/tire package you have as to where it's set.

6/29/2009 11:46:00 PM