:twisted:

http://homepage.mac.com/hedgeborn/.Pictures/Scion/openroad.jpg

zoom zoom zooom



oops wrong car :oops:

Clear shot... :lol:

who took the pic?

Dang! Pushed that bad boy. :D Did you have your high beam on too?

nice. manual or auto was that in?

Yeah, and was it around Midnight too? :roll: :lol: :lol: :P

It says manual in his sig block...

Wow, 5600 RPM. How much fuel did you have left? :lol: What's with the blue headlight looking indicator?

i've gone faster then that. one time on the way to san diego i had my speedo past 120 and it was bouncing off the rev limiter in 5th gear. so pretty much i topped out. i couldn't do that before i had my SPFR intake so i guess that 1.42 hp helped out a little bit! this was when i was on springs, not air suspension by the way. and no, i don't recommend you try this. and NO i am not going to do it again and take a picture. the car wasn't shaking but i was, just thinking what would happen if i had to swerve out of the way or something. but i wanted to see the top speed.

i've gone over 140 in my wrx before so it wasn't that big of a deal for me except this engine has about 1/3 of the power of that car.

Don't forget - 30 MPH over the speed limit and they can haul your A$$ in for reckless driving...

Of course they have to catch you doing it... and catch you after they see it. :twisted:

i've gone faster then that. one time on the way to san diego i had my speedo past 120 and it was bouncing off the rev limiter in 5th gear. so pretty much i topped out. i couldn't do that before i had my SPFR intake so i guess that 1.42 hp helped out a little bit! this was when i was on springs, not air suspension by the way. and no, i don't recommend you try this. and NO i am not going to do it again and take a picture. the car wasn't shaking but i was, just thinking what would happen if i had to swerve out of the way or something. but i wanted to see the top speed.


look familiar!

http://eric.myimprezawrx.com/photos/albums/userpics/fast_xB.jpg

who took the pic?

Me.

Rested the camera on the steering wheel with my right hand, still gripping the wheel.

This was on Highway 17 outside of Phoenix, about 10 or 15 miles north of Anthem where it starts to climb into the mountains.

Right around midnight, deserted highway, clear cool night, about 70 degrees out.

I was able to keep it right around 100 for more than 10-15 minutes of driving with no problem, gotta love Arizona.

You are one very brave soul to be taking pictures and driving with one hand at that rate of speed... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Don't forget - 30 MPH over the speed limit and they can haul your A$$ in for reckless driving...

Of course they have to catch you doing it... and catch you after they see it. :twisted:

True.

Then again, the speed limit here is 75 mph, so you have to be going over 105 mpg to be driving recklessly. :P

I just want to make one thing clear. I do NOT take driving at that speed lightly. I do not recommend or condone anyone else trying that unless you are an experienced driver and you are on an open road you are familiar with without other cars around and well outside urban areas. It needs to be taken very seriously, sure it's fun to push your foot to the floor and keep it there long enough for your leg to start getting tired :D but most of us do not live in an area where there is a road where it is practical or safe to do that.

Driving that fast requires absolute focus and precision, there is little room for error as you start moving into a turn or get buffetted by a crosswind--- or have to make an evasive move to avoid something or because of a blow out. Any collision or accident that that speed would almost definitely be fatal.

I wouldn't think of it if I was not a very experienced driver---note the steady hand on the wheel and clear pic I took ;) and I had all the factors: empty road in rural area that I was familiar with etc.

Be careful.

I'm surprised to hear anyone has gone faster. I had my foot to the floor mashing the pedal down for 5 minutes before I got up to 110 mph and that was all there was, and this was on a very slight decline. I can't imagine a CAI would make that much of a difference.

i have yet to get my box past 85mph. i plan on testing it out once i get my wheels and tires and take a trip down I-40. i really hope my box can top out at 115 or higher. question, were you on your stock tires and wheels, also did you have your spare and jack in the car at the time? if you did take them out try it again and you may be able to hit 120 :lol:

I've successfully taken a picture at 190, problem is, it was a 35mm camera and the print is hidden somewhere in my bedroom. It's probably under 40 coats of dust.

Andrew

few weeks ago:

http://comajoe.lotusnation.net/pictures/misc/sciongurl04_speedo.jpg

that's the best we could do. =(
it was kinda windy out that night though.

-ComaJoe

look familiar!
http://eric.myimprezawrx.com/photos/albums/userpics/fast_xB.jpg

haha. yeah. but that wasn't me. that was mark (scionic) and it's actually a still shot from a video he took of him getting up to that speed. i don't have the camera or the guts to try going that fast and videoing it at the same time. so you guys will have to take my word for it or just call me a liar.

and yeah, i know all about the trouble you can get in for going that fast in a 65mph zone. BIG trouble. so remember that there is always a chance of getting caught when you pull a stunt like that. be careful you guys. high speed can be very dangerous.

I've successfully taken a picture at 190, problem is, it was a 35mm camera and the print is hidden somewhere in my bedroom. It's probably under 40 coats of dust.

Andrew

Eh...yeah. I assume you mean 190 km/h otherwise I'm calling bull____, sorry.

There are only a small number of cars capable of going 190 mph and even a smaller number of places where you can do it.

i've gone faster then that. one time on the way to san diego i had my speedo past 120 and it was bouncing off the rev limiter in 5th gear. so pretty much i topped out. i couldn't do that before i had my SPFR intake so i guess that 1.42 hp helped out a little bit! this was when i was on springs, not air suspension by the way. and no, i don't recommend you try this. and NO i am not going to do it again and take a picture. the car wasn't shaking but i was, just thinking what would happen if i had to swerve out of the way or something. but i wanted to see the top speed.


look familiar!

http://eric.myimprezawrx.com/photos/albums/userpics/fast_xB.jpg

Oh, man I haven't seen that pic in a long time! I was able to get to that spped too. I still can't get passed that though :( Even going down the grapvine.

:twisted:

http://homepage.mac.com/hedgeborn/.Pictures/Scion/openroad.jpg

i know that road... thats just before the table mesa exit

i know that road... thats just before the table mesa exit

Busted!! :lol:

i know that road... thats just before the table mesa exit


:shock: :wink:

I've successfully taken a picture at 190, problem is, it was a 35mm camera and the print is hidden somewhere in my bedroom. It's probably under 40 coats of dust.

Andrew

Eh...yeah. I assume you mean 190 km/h otherwise I'm calling bull____, sorry.

There are only a small number of cars capable of going 190 mph and even a smaller number of places where you can do it.

I know what that car did, no need to prove it to you or anyone else.

I've hit 145 in my car, gee, let's call bull____ there.

:roll:

Andrew

Also, FYI, the VW Beetle S 1.8T top speed is 130 mph, not that you should let the facts get in the way.



:lol:

i hit 125 on my bone stock 5speed xb w/ a passenger.

all i had was lowering springs. i even took a picture but it clicked
at 122 or 123 while top speed was going back down.. cameras are
slow at nite.

Also, FYI, the VW Beetle S 1.8T top speed is 130 mph, not that you should let the facts get in the way.



:lol:

Actually no it's not. And no one ever said my car is stock.

http://img45.photobucket.com/albums/v138/andrewfrom1985/gone.jpg

:roll:

Andrew

Also, FYI, the VW Beetle S 1.8T top speed is 130 mph, not that you should let the facts get in the way.

Actually, it's higher than that. Heck, I've gotten my 2.0 Beetle to around 130mph.
I know his Turbo S is chipped, which removes the governor and easily allows it to exceed 145mph...

While driving back to Vegas from SoCal an xB and me in my Beetle drove for about 20 miles together going about 110mph up I-15, until he exited. He had just bought it too, which wasn't a smart "break-in".

Cool pic though 'Nest'

why would you redline your car just to prove you can get to the top speed? Those VW motors aren't cheap. :?

why would you redline your car just to prove you can get to the top speed? Those VW motors aren't cheap. :?

Not my car, but another chipped 1.8T. I won't put my car past 6,000rpm.

Good to see you rather active here, WagenMaster.

Andrew

Good to see you rather active here, WagenMaster.

Andrew

Yeah, I still check into "the org" a few times a day but it's been pretty quiet there as of late. I just get so tired of the politics..
SL is much more fun IMO :D
Good luck selling your TS so you can get a box :)

this makes me wonder? Have there been any xb DEATHS AS OF YET? I mean ive heard of a few total out accidents but no deaths as of yet. This is a good thing since i don't want anyone to die and heck we all worry about insurance.

BTW my top speed in a car was 135 in a 1990 acura legend. SCARY and stupid but cool to brag about when your 18.

this makes me wonder? Have there been any xb DEATHS AS OF YET?

People who get killed in their xBs don't tend to report it in this forum! In fact, they are remarkably silent about their feat.

I'm amazed at the people who crank it up to the Ton in the black of night. Just about every part of the country has some sort of animal that will ruin your whole day if you hit them at speed. Arizona has these wild pigs called javalina that will easily roll a low vehicle like a Scion. A deer would come through the windshield at you!

I nailed a deer at 50mph in a Chevy van and the first thing I saw was the deer's head going right-to-left about 5 feet in front of the van. It stove in the radiator and bent the 1/8" thick steel bumper like it was tinfoil. At twice that speed, the impact energy would be four times as much and on a plastic/tin car like a Scion there wouldn't be much left!

George

haha animal avoidance at triple digit speeds is near to impossible. nailing that little woodland friend is only possible death wheras rolling the car (while trying to avoid timon and pumba) is almost certain death.\

and yes george i know that dead people dont post (OR TELL TALES). But somehow(yeah perhaps its a stretch) i figure we would hear about it. If it ever happened.

haha animal avoidance at triple digit speeds is near to impossible. nailing that little woodland friend is only possible death wheras rolling the car (while trying to avoid timon and pumba) is almost certain death.\

Pigs (wild or domestic) are bad because they are round,and are very good at rolling under vehicles and flipping them.

In any case, 100mph is 147 feet/second. It takes 5 seconds to stop from that speed, assuming perfect brakes. In 5 seconds the car will go 375 feet, plus the 100 feet or so that the driver takes to recognize a problem and get onto the brakes. Can high beams show an obstruction (possibly black) on the roadway 475 feet away? Can the driver recognize the danger in time?

This assumes that the obstruction stands still on the road. An animal that runs into the headlight beams from the side will give a lot less time for avoidance!

The laws of man can be broken, but the laws of physics bend for no one.

George