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Originally Posted by NataSS Inc
the reason it appeared like he was pulling away from you was ...well...becuase he was. You were at a point where the car would no longer accelerate and was litterally studdering. And I would guess/hope that you lifted when that limiter started hitting. This would also make it appear like he was walking away from you.
With an A4 and running at 165mph for any time period without some kind of cooler for the trans, there might be a good chance he did a bit of damage to it.
A stock Fbody will hit a hair over 170mph before it just flat out runs out of power to go any faster. I cant really comment on stock top speeds because all the Fbody's I have seen that have gone over 165mph and up to 220mph are so heavily moddified that they resemble NASCARS more than a street driven Fbody.
With an A4 and running at 165mph for any time period without some kind of cooler for the trans, there might be a good chance he did a bit of damage to it.
A stock Fbody will hit a hair over 170mph before it just flat out runs out of power to go any faster. I cant really comment on stock top speeds because all the Fbody's I have seen that have gone over 165mph and up to 220mph are so heavily moddified that they resemble NASCARS more than a street driven Fbody.
But I swear with my car the way it is and the upgraded cam it just feels like a beast on the top end. I have no doubt my car would fall flat on its face at some point...I'm just curious as to where that point is.
I didn't mean any disrespect to TomQ when I replied, but I just wrote exactly what happened and what I saw and what I felt. Not trying to argue at all, I would just never make up something or exaggerate what happened.
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"Say your cooking down the local highway at 2 am at around 160mph. Basically you are flying blind at . You are cruising at such a speed where as you are "outdriving" your headlights making them about useless."
I see what you are saying, but the roads I race on is so well lit you don't need headlights.
I drive the roads every day. They are 4 lanes with shoulders on both sides, very flat with good visibility. Street lights going down both sides.
There could not be a safer time/place to do high speed runs on the street.
I see what you are saying, but the roads I race on is so well lit you don't need headlights.
I drive the roads every day. They are 4 lanes with shoulders on both sides, very flat with good visibility. Street lights going down both sides.
There could not be a safer time/place to do high speed runs on the street.
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From: Catonsville, MD
Originally Posted by z98
"Say your cooking down the local highway at 2 am at around 160mph. Basically you are flying blind at . You are cruising at such a speed where as you are "outdriving" your headlights making them about useless."
I see what you are saying, but the roads I race on is so well lit you don't need headlights.
I drive the roads every day. They are 4 lanes with shoulders on both sides, very flat with good visibility. Street lights going down both sides.
There could not be a safer time/place to do high speed runs on the street.
I see what you are saying, but the roads I race on is so well lit you don't need headlights.
I drive the roads every day. They are 4 lanes with shoulders on both sides, very flat with good visibility. Street lights going down both sides.
There could not be a safer time/place to do high speed runs on the street.
Sounds very similiar to the road we opened it up on. 2 lanes each way...with a median in the middle, shoulder on each side, very flat and straight(at least for a few miles) and street llights along the shoulders.
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Originally Posted by SSG--Z28
I like hitting the rev limiter in 6th on the autobahn @5700 rpms. 
Now that's fast. Just have to make sure it's a really long stretch and there's nobody in front of you... 
Now that's fast. Just have to make sure it's a really long stretch and there's nobody in front of you...
Originally Posted by SSG--Z28
I like hitting the rev limiter in 6th on the autobahn @5700 rpms. Now that's fast. Just have to make sure it's a really long stretch and there's nobody in front of you...
Now that's fast. Just have to make sure it's a really long stretch and there's nobody in front of you... Stock geared F-bod the end of 6th is around 255mph ... even with 4.10's it would be around 215-220mph. Also your rev limiter is much higher than 5700rpms ... it's up around 6150-6200rpms. Plus, unless you have some serious power you are not getting above 180 or so, as NATA said.
You sure you don't mean hitting the rev limiter of 5th gear?
man i would have to say that is impossible also! hell that is like saying you hit the rev limiter in 6th gear in the z06, which is an ungodly fast speed!
Everything that Phantom posted is correct. maybe one of the only things he has ever said that is true!
Unless you have a 1000rwhp . . . . .. . .
whoops wrong flag, i mean this one. . . 
Everything that Phantom posted is correct. maybe one of the only things he has ever said that is true!
Unless you have a 1000rwhp . . . . .. . .
whoops wrong flag, i mean this one. . . 
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Originally Posted by SSG--Z28
I like hitting the rev limiter in 6th on the autobahn @5700 rpms. Now that's fast. Just have to make sure it's a really long stretch and there's nobody in front of you...
Now that's fast. Just have to make sure it's a really long stretch and there's nobody in front of you...
Originally Posted by xphantomws6x
Umm ... what?
Stock geared F-bod the end of 6th is around 255mph ... even with 4.10's it would be around 215-220mph. Also your rev limiter is much higher than 5700rpms ... it's up around 6150-6200rpms. Plus, unless you have some serious power you are not getting above 180 or so, as NATA said.
You sure you don't mean hitting the rev limiter of 5th gear?
Stock geared F-bod the end of 6th is around 255mph ... even with 4.10's it would be around 215-220mph. Also your rev limiter is much higher than 5700rpms ... it's up around 6150-6200rpms. Plus, unless you have some serious power you are not getting above 180 or so, as NATA said.
You sure you don't mean hitting the rev limiter of 5th gear?
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hahah nice one jon, and look at this. that guy who claimed to top out 6th gear asked this after we busted his *****. BS is definately true on this one!
Link--->https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118373
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i'm sceptical about this post and your friend flying by you at 165 and stuff like that since i didn't feel much of a pull (comparing to 4th gear) in my 5th gear.
I had to let off at 165mph even (I have HUD) becasue of the upcoming traffic, nice afternoon speedrush
I have 03 Z06 with some lid/cam/LTs and tunning. i put down 400rwhp.
I haven't driven f-body for a long time now(less than a year though) and may be i just became power/speed spoiled and can't judge different cares how they should be. You don't feel (you just realize) much speed in Z06 even at 165mph, it feels glued to the ground...
But no doubt those speeds are very nice rush, good story good run - with a long straight away you can hit your top speed no doubt!
And comment about 6th gear pull, even corvette guys with powers well over 500rwp hardly can, if can do something about 6th gear.
I had to let off at 165mph even (I have HUD) becasue of the upcoming traffic, nice afternoon speedrush
I have 03 Z06 with some lid/cam/LTs and tunning. i put down 400rwhp.
I haven't driven f-body for a long time now(less than a year though) and may be i just became power/speed spoiled and can't judge different cares how they should be. You don't feel (you just realize) much speed in Z06 even at 165mph, it feels glued to the ground...
But no doubt those speeds are very nice rush, good story good run - with a long straight away you can hit your top speed no doubt!
And comment about 6th gear pull, even corvette guys with powers well over 500rwp hardly can, if can do something about 6th gear.
I'll settle the 6th gear pull thing right now. A friend of mine runs a 96 Z28 in the unlimited class at the ORR events. It is powered by an 800hp Sunset Racecraft 428 ci stroker. the thing has seen the better part of 9 grand on the tach (and I have the incar vid to prove it). He also runs a T56 6 speed in it. Even he slows down when he goes into 6th gear with 3.08 gears @ 220mph. If you are running a T56 you will slow down going from 5th to 6th at speed. The first I made the run in May of 02 in a 02 C5 we had to shift to 6th just to cool the engine oil at the expense of over heating the trans. As soon as Craig hit 6th the car started falling off at 165mph and would hold steady around 145 to 150mph and would go no faster unless the grade of the road changed (i.e. downhill).
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Originally Posted by BigBronco
hahah nice one jon, and look at this. that guy who claimed to top out 6th gear asked this after we busted his *****. BS is definately true on this one!
Link--->https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118373
Link--->https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=118373
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Originally Posted by TomQ
i'm sceptical about this post and your friend flying by you at 165 and stuff like that since i didn't feel much of a pull (comparing to 4th gear) in my 5th gear.
I had to let off at 165mph even (I have HUD) becasue of the upcoming traffic, nice afternoon speedrush
I have 03 Z06 with some lid/cam/LTs and tunning. i put down 400rwhp.
I haven't driven f-body for a long time now(less than a year though) and may be i just became power/speed spoiled and can't judge different cares how they should be. You don't feel (you just realize) much speed in Z06 even at 165mph, it feels glued to the ground...
But no doubt those speeds are very nice rush, good story good run - with a long straight away you can hit your top speed no doubt!
And comment about 6th gear pull, even corvette guys with powers well over 500rwp hardly can, if can do something about 6th gear.
I had to let off at 165mph even (I have HUD) becasue of the upcoming traffic, nice afternoon speedrush
I have 03 Z06 with some lid/cam/LTs and tunning. i put down 400rwhp.
I haven't driven f-body for a long time now(less than a year though) and may be i just became power/speed spoiled and can't judge different cares how they should be. You don't feel (you just realize) much speed in Z06 even at 165mph, it feels glued to the ground...
But no doubt those speeds are very nice rush, good story good run - with a long straight away you can hit your top speed no doubt!
And comment about 6th gear pull, even corvette guys with powers well over 500rwp hardly can, if can do something about 6th gear.
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Originally Posted by PizzOnFord
ok...you be skeptical all you want. I'm tired of defending something that I'm not lying about. I hate liars, and your guys are flaming me for being honest. WTF? How about you, me, and my friend will all meet somewhere and we put a nice wager on the whole thing. We can even bring a video camera so there will be proof.
Damn dude, why dont you know who the hell i am talking about before you ******* talk. My posts were made to the guys screen name who is SSG--Z28!!! not you pizz! **** man read YOUR and MY POSTS ONE MORE TIME. sorry even though you took it that way. no hard feelings!
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Originally Posted by BigBronco
Damn dude, why dont you know who the hell i am talking about before you ******* talk. My posts were made to the guys screen name who is SSG--Z28!!! not you pizz! **** man read YOUR and MY POSTS ONE MORE TIME. sorry even though you took it that way. no hard feelings!