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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 01:55 PM
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anybody in here really haul *** with the top town. Yesterday i went 130 with top down and it didn't feel to bad. Even though its winter here in michigan we havent had snow for about a month so i insured my car free of charge for the week.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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Never gone that fast with the top down...got it up to 105. Whole point of a 'vert is to roll so everyone can see ya
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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Been 155 with the top down.. then saw a dead deer on the side of the road and sanity struck.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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ya the weird part is i came up to a stop sign after going that fast and about a 1/2 mile from the 4 corner there was a cop with someone pulled over. Good thing that guy was speeding because it could of been me getting pulled over.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 05:50 PM
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Its one of those times that you actually enjoy (more so than other times for you sickos lol) someone elses misfortune... Or else one of us wudve been saying that bout you on the side of the road! lol
Do you have a roll bar of any kind? That always makes me nervous and feels lil unstable at 120 when I had mine up there. How does yours feel?
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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i took mine to a buck 40 when i raced a new SSR and there was so much air it was unreal.

All kinds of **** flew out of my car... rags, subwoofer trim i had not yet screwed down, and papers

it was tight though. The car felt pretty stable (i have SFCs) and i know for a fact it could have road way past 140 with Lid, Cutout, CB, SSRA, !torque management, !ERG, !AIR, Tranny Cooler, LCAs, LCA Brackets.
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 10:37 PM
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Yeah with SFC it would feel tight. I guess eventually you have to think overall stability with our verts
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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Suspension in general at those speeds! Car will already hit 150 without mods, but you make once false move your head is gonna be in the field while the rest of your body is still buckled into the car....I'll eventually throw in a rollcage here soon enough. I gotta get the sway bars and LCA's still
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Does anyone knwo who currently makes SFC's for our verts i need them desperatly
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 02:42 PM
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BMR does, those are the ones i have and it was like night and day after i had them welded on....
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by 00cls1camaross
BMR does, those are the ones i have and it was like night and day after i had them welded on....
We have BMR's as well, and I agree with you completely.
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Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:39 PM
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I did about 125 with top down and it's was so loud!
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 05:14 AM
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I have had mine up to 145 with the top down and couldn't hear anything. It handled well though
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 11:52 AM
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Hey Iroc85blu what is up with this weather here in Michigan, I have my TA in storage but everyday I wish I was driving it because theres no snow, but I think I will just keep driving my winter car (98 Jeep XJ) until the snow falls because its got to right?
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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had my 02 vert le at 140ish top down car felt very stable and smooth
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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 10:17 PM
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i had mine to 140 too, try sticking your hand up above the windshield, its a tad windy. lol
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Old Jan 9, 2007 | 01:35 PM
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Above 150 I felt like the only thing holding me down was the seatbelt.
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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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You guys are freaking crazy!!!!!!
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Old Jan 16, 2007 | 09:00 PM
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the weather is nuts up here just finally got snow this week in grand rapids. I actually took mine out of storage for two weeks up untill about 3 days ago because it wasnt snowing and there was no salt on the roads yet.
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Old Jan 17, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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We've had lots of snow here in Seattle this winter. I try not to drive in it though. I live on a hill and it gets treacherous.

I've had mine up to about 135 with the top down on the express lanes going into town one day. They just opened them going my way and I was the only car on the road. It was fun. I don't remember it being all that loud though. I was probably having too much fun to notice the noise.

BMR SFC's are recommended.
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