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Old 01-06-2008, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by fourwhls
I'll be sure to lift when I get to 120 on the track.
i went to 120 on track with no problems. buttonwillow track. first time in my life on the track too!
it felt completely stable at those speeds and was still pulling hard but i was scared to go any faster then that
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130 indicated pretty near redline in my 91 with 5psi
135 in 95 volvo 850 turbo

120 indicated in my dads 86 260,000 or more mile volvo 240 non turbo wagon with pushbutton overdrive and no fuking tach on the way to palm springs. im not sure because it has been a decade or so but I think that was the end of the speedo

(either the speedo was a bit off, or the damn near hurricane force tailwind was helping me, or both)
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Old 01-06-2008, 05:44 AM
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500 mph and my engine blew up....but i woke up and it was only a dream....hehehehe
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Old 01-06-2008, 11:16 AM
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107,218 Km/h, while sitting at rest on the surface of the Earth, in orbit around the Sun.

Relative to the Earth, 132 MPH (GPS indicated), redlined, with a 4.30 rearend (going down the east face of the Imperial mountain range on I-8)
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Old 01-06-2008, 04:00 PM
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Miata (thus far): 120 indicated. - Ask me again in a few months...

Non-Miata: Clocked by the Illinois Highway Patrol, "in excess of 155 mph" driving a Porsche Turbo.

Non-Groundbased: Mach 1.25 in an F-16D

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Old 01-06-2008, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by l_bader
Miata (thus far): 120 indicated. - Ask me again in a few months...

Non-Miata: Clocked by the Illinois Highway Patrol, "in excess of 155 mph" driving a Porsche Turbo.

Non-Groundbased: Mach 1.25 in an F-16D

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Miata: 145 MPH Indicated (1999 Miata 6 speed) in 2000
Non-Miata: 155 MPH Indicated (1995 Trans Am 6 speed) in 1997
Non-Ground Based: Mach .87, 1962 KC-135 @ 43,000 ft in 2007

Still haven't broken the sound barrier... still on my to do list!

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Old 01-06-2008, 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Markp

Non-Ground Based: Mach .87, 1962 KC-135 @ 43,000 ft in 2007
So how steep a descent were you making? ;-)

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(The high speed portion of my flight was about 100 NM West of Incheon at 10K feet, level and lovin' it.)
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Old 01-06-2008, 07:56 PM
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135 when I let off (playing with a turbo vw on a wide open 8 lane hwy) there's def no speed limiter - it was happy to go faster but the vw gave up. Amusingly enough the ecu seems to record the speed/time when you throw a misfire (Bell was surprised to find a Misfire recorded @> 100mph in the ecu when they tuned the car at the gap :-) The car actually feels more planted at high speeds (downforce was not a prob - only have the SE lip,no rear sp). Don't run that fast anymore - too much enforcement & too much to lose
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Old 01-06-2008, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Markp
Lucky Bastard.

Miata: 145 MPH Indicated (1999 Miata 6 speed) in 2000
Non-Miata: 155 MPH Indicated (1995 Trans Am 6 speed) in 1997
Non-Ground Based: Mach .87, 1962 KC-135 @ 43,000 ft in 2007

Still haven't broken the sound barrier... still on my to do list!

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ever fill up any c-17's?
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Old 01-06-2008, 09:00 PM
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235KMH...the car is near 7000RPM at that speed!!! i think i could get it around 245-250 befor i run out of gear and hit the rev limit
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Old 01-06-2008, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by l_bader
So how steep a descent were you making? ;-)

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(The high speed portion of my flight was about 100 NM West of Incheon at 10K feet, level and lovin' it.)
Actually we had to throttle back because we were at the max speed for that alt, and we were flying straight and level!

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Old 01-06-2008, 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by mazda/nissan
ever fill up any c-17's?
I wasn't aircrew. I was just flying in the engineer's seat on a space A hop.

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Old 01-07-2008, 02:11 AM
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Fastest with the Miata is not very fast. Around 100mph on track, because I have only driven it in the US. But my BMW hits the rev limiter on 5th at about 230km/h. German Autobahn FTW!! Fastest I have driven was an indicated 275km/h in my friends Nissan 300ZX twin turbo.

Our new company cars (Audi A6) are electronically limited to 250km/h.
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Old 01-07-2008, 03:11 AM
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132, GPS reading, turbo miata.
139, GPS reading, F430
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Old 01-07-2008, 11:16 AM
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in the miata...
its a 94, the speedo said 125ish and the car just gave up, no more juice, lol
stock drive train, but the car was very stable, more so than two other miatas i've been in at 100mph
i do have a pretty low front bumper, i assume it helped
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Old 01-08-2008, 03:22 AM
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No faster than 80mph, the screaming was unbearable.
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Old 01-08-2008, 11:21 AM
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In my old N/A NA I hit an indicated 128mph drafting a mk1 mr2 downhill on a long strech of highway.


In other cars, I've gone faster.
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