Is 200mph possible?
Yes it certainly is. There are a ton of cars on these forums with power levels way above exotics that can get to at least 190mph or over 200mph. I just did a 3.3FD swap, and I have right around 600whp, theoretically I could do it. Nissan didnt design and test the car to go 40mph over its limiter though, so who knows how it will feel at those speeds. Myself and Bambam on these forums are both doing a rally (www.akarally.com) this year, one of the stops (for our use) are the salt flats! Im not saying Im gonna go 200mph, but Im removing my limiter (see vid in my sig to see how hard I pull to 160mph) and will have more power by then, so depending on how the salt flat feels to me, I'll go big or go home.....in a body bag. And of course I'll have video of this, and GPS in car to verify the speed as the salt flat people are crazy strict with rules regarding trying these things, and most of us wont have roll cages, so we can go out and try at our own risk (unofficially to the salt flat sanctioning body), verified by ourselves
Last edited by Alberto; Feb 19, 2007 at 11:48 AM.
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Originally Posted by Zexy
Do you mean it was not capable? This statement is kind of contradicting!
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Originally Posted by jtabraham
You're drag force F(D) will increase exponentially as you increase your velocity, Thus the power you also increases at an exponential rate to overcome the increasing drag force and continue accelerating (Purposely ignoring gearing, tire dimensions etc)
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Originally Posted by Alberto
Yes it certainly is. There are a ton of cars on these forums with power levels way above exotics that can get to at least 190mph or over 200mph. I just did a 3.3FD swap, and I have right around 600whp, theoretically I could do it. Nissan didnt design and test the car to go 40mph over its limiter though, so who knows how it will feel at those speeds. Myself and Bambam on these forums are both doing a rally (www.akarally.com) this year, one of the stops (for our use) are the salt flats! Im not saying Im gonna go 200mph, but Im removing my limiter (see vid in my sig to see how hard I pull to 160mph) and will have more power by then, so depending on how the salt flat feels to me, I'll go big or go home.....in a body bag. And of course I'll have video of this, and GPS in car to verify the speed as the salt flat people are crazy strict with rules regarding trying these things, and most of us wont have roll cages, so we can go out and try at our own risk (unofficially to the salt flat sanctioning body), verified by ourselves
Originally Posted by Hella
Even if I could i would never go that fast. My cornhole starts puckering anything over 120.
Originally Posted by Alberto
Nah you get used to it like anything else, more you do it, the easier it is. When I first started driving anything near 120mph was hairy, then 130, 140, got the Z, anything into 6th gear over 140mph was crazy, now I need to be over 150mph to feel the rush, at 140mph it feels like I could step out and tie my shoes lol. With the power now it happens so fast a blast to 160mph takes wayyy less time than an NA Z to even 130mph. If I do decide to go all out on the flats, god forbid I dont have issues with the car I want at least 190mph...
Nope I have a Top Secret Carbon fiber front lip/diffuser but it wont be on for the cross country rally. Hopefully the stock body, and small rear wing and underbody diffusers hold me down! At 160mph it is very stable, but adding another 20+mph could change things in a hurry.