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Old 05-13-2006 | 07:39 PM
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In the Z 155mph at 1am one sunday night on a wide open stretch of interstate... God it was fun.

The scariest/fastest I've been was in a Grand National... This car would leave rubber at 60mph, and trapped over 180mph in the 1/4 ... wasn't doing 180mph, but was hauling ***!

All i remember was seeing the boost gauge go to 28psi and it was just tunnel vision. For anyone that isn't familar with a GN, these cars handle like a boat and have even worse brakes stock. Not to mention this one had a drag suspension, no front sway bar, and was running on fats and skinnies with ETstreets!
Old 05-13-2006 | 09:10 PM
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I take delivery of my Z tomorrow so I've hit about 65 on a testd drive. My highest speed ever is 139 in my accord.
Old 05-13-2006 | 09:18 PM
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i've never taken my Z past 65....
Old 05-13-2006 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Kabs
110.... and when i saw I was goin 110 the 1st thing that came to my mind was gettin a ticket so i went back down to 75.... =P
at that point if a cop scans me at 100+, i would just try to get away, so i go faster. crown vics are pigs.
Old 05-13-2006 | 09:37 PM
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Old 05-13-2006 | 11:15 PM
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210....

okay kidding. my digital showed 145. did it once, out of my system now, and i don't want to think about the one million things that could go wrong at that speed.
Old 05-13-2006 | 11:24 PM
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my car is actually electronically limited to 65 mph.. if i try to go any faster, it just bogs down..
Old 05-13-2006 | 11:58 PM
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181. NOT BS i have it on video and a background on my cell phone how acurate is the reading after 160mph??
Old 05-14-2006 | 12:20 AM
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The faster you go the less accurate it is, still, if it was reading 181 you were going damn fast!! haha
Old 05-14-2006 | 12:22 AM
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i wanna see the vid
Old 05-14-2006 | 12:28 AM
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haha i posted a video a while back in the racing section with it pinned on the 160 marker. and i have a video and a background of my speedo at 181 on my cell phone. locals will be able to see it at a car meet i could always take a picture of the picture on my cell... it was on my old phone so i dont have the origional pic to send to my Email and post it. but i'll take a pic of the background tomorrow
Old 05-14-2006 | 03:51 AM
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My Z is my daily driver over here and i cruize at about 100 most of the time unless out on the open autobahn then i cruize about 125. but i have had it up in the 150s wife had it at 147 the other day and didnt even know it.
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Old 05-14-2006 | 05:30 AM
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131 digitally, late at night, no cars at all on toll road. I think I've satisfied my curiosity. What he said, too many things can go wrong and at that speed, yikes.
Old 05-14-2006 | 05:53 AM
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150mph (or 241km/h in australia)
Old 05-14-2006 | 05:57 AM
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Old 05-14-2006 | 07:42 AM
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you don't wanna hit a damn rabbit at those speeds lol.
Old 05-14-2006 | 07:58 AM
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In the Z I have gone 141, on my GSXR-1000 186 now thats a rush
Old 05-14-2006 | 01:15 PM
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I hit 158 with almost 30,000 miles on 20' and a wide body best feeling ever!!!!! I had to stop and get some clean underwear though

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147mph wit my Z and i chickened out haha...

The fastest was on my friends m3 TT! 170mph and still pulling hard but i managed to stop him before he maxed it.... Scariest time of my life lol!


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