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Old May 19, 2005 | 10:47 PM
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this guys serious too , notice the helmet ..
172 mph t/a
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Old May 19, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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we can try it in my T/A tomorow
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Old May 20, 2005 | 12:07 AM
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where the hell was that? can you say straight-away?
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Old May 20, 2005 | 12:24 AM
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BRB. lol. I wonder if he had a 200mph speedo because I was seeing 130 tops basing it on the stock speedo.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
BRB. lol. I wonder if he had a 200mph speedo because I was seeing 130 tops basing it on the stock speedo.
That was a 200 mph speedo I saw an article on that car.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 11:53 AM
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not sure, but that looked like he was in the silver state classic event...
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Old May 20, 2005 | 12:58 PM
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holy crap, he like floored it for 4 minutes
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Old May 20, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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It looks a lot like this video.

http://www.ls1sounds.com/vids/ls1tec...air-a-camaro.asf
200 mph Camaro, with a little air
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Old May 20, 2005 | 02:02 PM
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was it just me or was he only in 5th gear? Did he still have all of 6th left? or did I miss a gear somewhere. That was a hell of a run.

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Old May 20, 2005 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Diolar Magnum
was it just me or was he only in 5th gear? Did he still have all of 6th left? or did I miss a gear somewhere. That was a hell of a run.

Brad
Thats what I thought but if you listen to the RPM drop I think he might of gone 4-6 on the last shift.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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I am pretty certain that 5th gear is going to give you your top speed and not 6th.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Lithium
I am pretty certain that 5th gear is going to give you your top speed and not 6th.
, you will prolly just start to slow down if you shift into 6th
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Old May 20, 2005 | 05:57 PM
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I used to date a girl from a little town called Alamo about 100 miles north of Las Vegas. Theres a road race every year that goes on near there and the roads are nice and long like that. All sorts of cars compete and theres a whole series of races so I'm gonna guess hes in one of those races.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by NBM2k2SS
, you will prolly just start to slow down if you shift into 6th
can someone explain why 6th is worse than 5th?
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Old May 20, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 00firebird
can someone explain why 6th is worse than 5th?
Most F-bodies (most cars honestly) don't make enough power to pull 6th because it is such an overdrive gear. Basically it won't put you in the right powerband to overcome the drag on the car. There is more to it than what I wrote, but that is the short of it.
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Old May 20, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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I hit 160 mph last Christmas morning. {Logged via Autotap}
And that was before the cam & tuning I just finished.

I was just thinking today, that the bird ought to be good for ~170mph now.

Going to have to find out soon!
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poor car
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Old May 20, 2005 | 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SmokingWS6
It looks a lot like this video.

http://www.ls1sounds.com/vids/ls1tec...air-a-camaro.asf
200 mph Camaro, with a little air
OMG!!!

that was really I.N.S.A.N.E !!!

peace
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Old May 20, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by NBM2k2SS
, you will prolly just start to slow down if you shift into 6th
Originally Posted by Lithium
I am pretty certain that 5th gear is going to give you your top speed and not 6th.
Who said he still had the stock gears? He could have done 3.73's or 4.11's or any other ratio in order to get the car up to speed sooner, or take advantage of all 6 gears.

Just my .02 cents.
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Originally Posted by SSCamaro99_3
Most F-bodies (most cars honestly) don't make enough power to pull 6th because it is such an overdrive gear. Basically it won't put you in the right powerband to overcome the drag on the car. There is more to it than what I wrote, but that is the short of it.
so what would you need to effectively utilize 6th? 450+rwhp? or what? I hadnt thought about the drag issue because I am ****** dumb.
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