touched 120 / didn't hit rev limiter...

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Jan 28, 2004 | 05:14 AM

hahajoey

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touched 120 / didn't hit rev limiter...

my car is on stock tires/wheels(yes its dangerous).
all i have is intake, exhaust header and muffler on the car.

hit 120mph and took a picture. i didn't hit a rev limiter at
all. since the wheels are stock, the speedometer shouldn't
be off at all. the picture shows its a tad below 120 because its
hard to take a picture using a cellphone while controlling a car
at 120mph and someone just decided to cut me off crossing over
double yellow's on a carpool lane.

Jan 28, 2004 | 05:19 AM

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Dude, thats crazy. Glad to hear that you are still here, but still, not something I would want to do.

Jan 28, 2004 | 05:30 AM

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You don't have any gas...

Jan 28, 2004 | 05:31 AM

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Did he mention he was going in reverse?

Jan 28, 2004 | 10:41 PM

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Yo Joe

which freeway were you running? The only time I touched 109mph was on the 210. And what time was this at?

Jan 28, 2004 | 10:52 PM

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i was on 605.. going south to super autobacs like 2 nites ago.. around 8pm

Jan 28, 2004 | 10:54 PM

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That's crazy. I wouldn't even wanna go that fast in a box

Jan 28, 2004 | 10:56 PM

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man my auto doesnt even go over 100

Jan 28, 2004 | 11:02 PM

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With the aerodynamic properties of a brick, methinks at that speed, you could lose the front end real quick and become a "jaws of life extraction nightmare".

Jan 28, 2004 | 11:03 PM

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Quote:

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With the aerodynamic properties of a brick, methinks at that speed, you could lose the front end real quick and become a "jaws of life extraction nightmare".

My thoughts exactly

Jan 28, 2004 | 11:05 PM

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woah, freaky man

i didn't even know about the speed rating of tires. damn, i was running stocks too

Jan 28, 2004 | 11:09 PM

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You're talking about the top speed limiter (governor), not the rev limiter, right?

Jan 28, 2004 | 11:19 PM

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Re: touched 120 / didn't hit rev limiter...

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Originally Posted by hahajoey

hit 120mph

Damn, that is like high third maybe low fourth gear on the pony....
What am I getting myself into???
Oh wait, I remember, it actually is what I am getting myself out of....TICKETS!!!

WooHoo, no more tickets!!!

Doc

Jan 29, 2004 | 12:10 AM

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I feel you Doc. The xB is a major switch from my 300ZX Twin Turbo. But I have fun driving this slow machine.

Jan 29, 2004 | 08:01 AM

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the xb is super slow.. haha man
comparing it to a turbo car? lol wow.. must be like
a BIG ___ diffference.

Jan 29, 2004 | 08:41 AM

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I'll save my experiments for the track

remind me never to ride with you... I think I stick to Speedzone

Jan 29, 2004 | 12:10 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hahajoey

the xb is super slow.. haha man
comparing it to a turbo car? lol wow.. must be like
a BIG ___ diffference.

It IS. In my xB, I rarely drive over 65. In my Z, I rarely drive under 65. And yes the xB is super slow, even compared to other 4cyl cars. But I'm not ragging on it; afterall I own one!

Jan 29, 2004 | 02:31 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Skywalker

Quote:

Originally Posted by hahajoey

the xb is super slow.. haha man
comparing it to a turbo car? lol wow.. must be like
a BIG ___ diffference.

It IS. In my xB, I rarely drive over 65. In my Z, I rarely drive under 65. And yes the xB is super slow, even compared to other 4cyl cars. But I'm not ragging on it; afterall I own one!

ugh

im about to go from 420horsepower to 108!!

ack!