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Old 12-31-2013, 12:48 PM
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Top speed limit governed at 163mph.

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THATS impressive! im assuming this car is unmodified?
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well given its got "only" 415hp I was still hoping for more
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Originally Posted by ULTIMATEORANGESS
THATS impressive! im assuming this car is unmodified?
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well given its got "only" 415hp I was still hoping for more

It says this one is the blown "HPE600," so I'm assuming it's at around 500whp.
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Didn't sound gearing limited, sounded like it was electronically limited.
Pretty sweet though.
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Originally Posted by Spoolin
Didn't sound gearing limited, sounded like it was electronically limited.
That's right. Hennessey didn't defeat that, yet.

The LSX GTO's top speed was about the same stock as well.
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I wonder why they said gear limited? 5th should be good to ~185mph
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What's the deal with all these top speed runs from Hennessey? How do they seem to get to use texas public roads for this whenever they desire?

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Originally Posted by SlowFRC
What;s the deal with all these top speed runs from Hennessey? How do they seem to get to use texas public roads for this whenever they desire?
I guess the cops teamed up with the best criminal they could find
Money talks I guess... even if its stolen too
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Hennessey has a VERY impressive facility about forty five min's West of Houston,Tx. There is a test track there also. The police radar is there to verify their claimed speed is real.
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Apparently Texas police combat lawbreakers by giving them epilepsy with the red and blues on their Challenger.
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It's not ridiculous to anybody else that they slap on a S/C and don't adjust transmission settings or top speed limiter? The first things I ever do is adjust trans shifts and top speed limiters; the transmission was shifting like a puss
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Originally Posted by fruitsalad
Apparently Texas police combat lawbreakers by giving them epilepsy with the red and blues on their Challenger.
Haha no kidding, I thought that too. What the hell. Overkill much.



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