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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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140 or so- had tons left
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 10:31 PM
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~170 with the top down in our now sold '99 Vette.

One word to describe it....****.
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Old Nov 27, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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well over 150 mph where my speedo stops.
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CAI, headers, no cat or mufflers, new injectors, polished throttle body

Procharger and all new rear end (12 bolt and 3.73 gear) gaurenteed 557hp at the wheels, so, as soon as spring comes and i get a bigger speedo i can give a more correct number.

i was on 57 south, southern illinois, straight away, 2:30 in the morning. for anyone who drove there, they know its just you and the deer at that time of night.
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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went 145+
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Old Dec 7, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Top down, 3 passengers and a half tank..... i had 138 and then saw a cop and realized i was going to loose my license till i was 18
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 02:05 PM
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On a way to a car meet with a 675rwhp '08 Z06 and a 600rwhp '07 Z06... they took off after a Murcielago on an L.A. freeway... didn't know how to get to the meet so there I went... 155 mph later and top up I realized I could only hear the engine and the exhaust. I was truly amazed at how sturdy the top was.
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Old Jan 3, 2008 | 01:53 AM
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162mph twice with the top up. 155mph maybe a little more with the top down. My ears were killing me after letting it coast back to the speed limit. On another ocation I did 145mph with 2 passengers (both 6'6") racing a fox body mustang that was highly modded. I took him in 3rd but he hung all the way up there, then just coasted. The guys in the car thought that I was crazy.
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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140 top down
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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 06:29 PM
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145 top up. Wanted to go higher but road wasn't the best.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 12:17 AM
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155 with the top up.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 12:52 AM
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155+(buried needle) Top down. Have to love those wide open AZ highways.
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 11:54 PM
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Got a 99 WS6 with full boltons and got to 150+ before shutting down for traffic. Pulled a late model turbo Porsche the whole way from 65 MPH. Got 3.42 gears with an A4.
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Old Jan 13, 2008 | 12:03 AM
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155......
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Old Jan 21, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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Iin my 96 Z vert, 135 or so racing an old MR2 down 83 with the top down. Really had more in it, but when you're going that fast 3-4 feet from the median wall, well, thats a lil' scary.

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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 07:51 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/v/ksukv4BajSM

a vid of me doing a 60-130ish run. ive gone 155+ a few times but never with top down. probly 120 is fastest ive ran with top down.
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 10:43 AM
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been 137 in 4th gear racing a mustang i won [2000 ss]
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Old Feb 17, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by ophee
120 when i took a stock M5.. seemed weird that i had.. i thought he'd take me out big time...
he was toying with you it would smoke you wiht out a problem, driver probaly got scared, ive done 160 top down in a freinds m3 on the auto bahn, stood up in the back seat going 135
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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135 with the top down at a banked track. I was afraid I'd loose it around the turn so I was jamming the brakes each time. Wasn't allowed to pass the pace car either.
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Old Feb 18, 2008 | 05:30 PM
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155+ no problem......the estimated top speed is 162 for my car
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 10:15 AM
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My friend and I took the Camaro for a cruise, had some fun, and tried to see what we could get the SS up to before we ran into traffic, at about 145 mph she is slowing down big time haha, we are in the process of designing a ram air system that works with the 2 grill slots, i would imagine that if i could eliminate those 2 walls of air it might be easier. Hopefully with that and a cam we can make 170. Still might be hard since i don't know any roads long enough. It isn't 219-mph but maybe 1 day haha.

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