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Top Speed...How Fast have you gone?

Old Jul 21, 2011 | 10:28 PM
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140 in my 06 mustang v6 pony package. Had a cai true duel and diablo tuner. It took forever to get there lol. she was floating bad, scary. o and it was a little bit down hill lol.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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In my 2001 lightning, in 2005, many years ago, a little over 5k rpm in top gear. Put in my final drive and axle ratio, tire size etc into a calculator, and it was anywhere from 161-165. I've since gone faster in other vehicles
 
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Old Jul 22, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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About 120 in the Lightning. Gone faster in a couple other cars I've ridden in.
 
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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I've buried the speedo. Everything is fine and dandy up till about 120 and then 125+ really starts to get a little tickled pink, lol. Yea at 120 I'm perfectly comfortable, but then soon after it's like a switch gets flicked and you REALLY feel like you're moving, lol!
 
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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 02:55 PM
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135 mph in the Lightning, coming back from a trip in 2001, for a couple miles until I thought, FOOL! WTH are you DOING? 54 mph was nothing to me, though it was wide open, atop a Polaris 800 Virage watercraft, but 72 mph inside a 25 foot Sleekcraft Ambassador with an Olds 455 and Berkeley jet was simply terrifying, probably because I wasn't driving.
 
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Old Sep 5, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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100 in my xlt, 120 in a 78 mach 1, 103 in a 65 mustang, and 135 in a 2010 toyota highlander
 
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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I have gone 152 by my gps in my ford lightning
145 Jackson racing supercharged svt focus
164 blown formula firebird
148 91 mustang lx
45.5 85 honda big red 250cc

Here is a video of me in mexico doin 0-125
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0130011818.mp4
 
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Old Oct 4, 2011 | 12:23 PM
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95mph 9" lifted 84 Toyota... scarey as hell..lol
122mph 92 grand am s/c at redline
153mph 72 buick skylark GSX but ran out of track..lol
120mph 68 camero 396 ss
115mph 64 dodge dart gt then pooted out
131mph 2001 Gt F150 but had to slowdown so I wouldn't rear end someone.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2011 | 12:06 PM
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135 Mph
 
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Old Oct 10, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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Wow what an old thread.

Anyway, I did 158mph in my L with the stock block/blower
 
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 01:28 AM
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4R100 @ 6500 RPM

3.55 rear gears/295/45R18
Gear Ratios:
2.71:1 1st gear 57mph
1.54:1 2nd gear 101mph
1.00:1 3rd gear 156mph
0.71:1 4th gear 220mph

3.73 rear gears/295/45R18
Gear Ratios:
2.71:1 1st gear 55mph
1.54:1 2nd gear 96mph
1.00:1 3rd gear 149mph
0.71:1 4th gear 210mph
 
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Old Dec 18, 2011 | 02:36 AM
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158
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 09:31 AM
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130 for me on a stock 2001. I was running out of road!
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 11:36 AM
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98 Ws-6 wouldnt get over 160mph.
probably wont do that again...that was a young and dumb moment.
 
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Old Jan 9, 2012 | 12:20 PM
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About 180+ on an AMA 750 Super Stock at Daytona in the 90s. bout 160 in a Grand Am Porsche 911. About 110 in my Expd.
 
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