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top speed
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:41 am
by jacob1bc
i was just wondering what the top speed everyone has been.
i have been 130mph downhill and 125mph on flat road.
this was done on a track. remember racing belongs on the track. the bad news is that i ruined my hi flow cat. it got to hot.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:30 am
by Bandit
Fastest I have been while driving is 215km/h (about 130 mph). It wasn't in a Lancer - it was in a work car and it didn't like it. The car was all light and floaty like it wanted to lift off the ground (it was a Ford Fairmont BA MkI for reference). I had to slow down as I hit a bird and it made the front bumper come apart with one piece flying off in the distance never to be seen again.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 8:52 am
by jacob1bc
what about in the lancer?
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:01 am
by Bandit
In my lancer only about 120km/h (about 70mph) - it's only got 800km (480mi) on the clock and not run in yet, so can't go too fast.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:00 am
by jacob1bc
the only cars i've been in going over 140mph is a 1996 camero ss - 150 drag limit , a 2007 mustang gt -155 drag limit, and a 2007 vette- 180 that was scary on a back road.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:36 am
by Marsh
I managed to get up to 180kmh (115mph) on a straight flat stretch of road but i had to slow down coz i needed to turn off. Im wishing i kept goin tho to see wot it could do
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:38 pm
by spunkybob
End of speedo on the track **cough** in the lancer.
280ish in my soarer... also on the track **cough****cough**
Im manual so im not sure what teh auto is like but 2nd gear goes to 100ish, 3rd 150ish, 4th 180 - 190.
TBH i was more scanning the track ahead to see what was comming then watching my speedo but i was maxed 4th easy.
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:44 pm
by Mizta B
160kmh (100 mph) on a recent trip but didn't push my luck with the po po.
Trying to drive responsibly, a little squirt then used the cruise control so I'd behave!!
Cheers - mizta_b
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 7:59 pm
by Eagle
150 ish in the lancer so far (just barely finished run in) 180 in my old toyota echo
I can't wait to open the lancer up properly.
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:31 am
by Bobcat_GTS
I've gotten the Lancer up to about 180 kmh (115 mph) , but the road wasn't perfectly straight or flat. It didn't seem to want to go any faster and I didn't feel like being pryed from the car with the jaws of life, so I let off.
I done about the same speed in a 91 Toyota Corolla also.
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 7:14 am
by spunkybob
they really do have a good little engine in them.
TO get a higher speed you will really need good intake/zorst because it wants more air but it cant get it properly.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:38 am
by jacob1bc
when i got up to that speed my exhaust started sounding funny.well i just dropped the exhaust and took a look at the cat. well it's fine, but the header is wrong. for anyone that has the header they know that there's a flex section on it. well that flex section is almost swelled shut. there's only like a dime or so sized hole. i don't know about you but i think that might be my problem.lol. time to call RRM i guess. here's a pic of what i'm talking about.
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 6:57 pm
by Shaunoh
260 or so in my WRX
Lancer wont do over 180 just hits the cut...So i hear!