It's not the Auto tranny, it's those heavy ___ wheels. I do 80-90 every day, traffic permitting. 110 is my top, and it was a little downhillish. But 100 ain't a problem. I often get on the freeeway at Lakeshore in Oakland and it's a pretty steep climb. The Box just shoots right up it... I can be doing 80 by the top...

 

i have a manual xb and have yet to get it over 105 and I also have the air intake.... o well...

 

i've hit 115 easy but i have intake , full exhaust . and a header.

 

hey nick its john. I met you in clearwater, i was the bsp xb. Anyway, I got mine up to 107 which is as fast as it would let me go. than again i drive the 5 speed if that matters. it is actually quite an intersting ride since bricks were not made to go that fast, but surprisingly i wasnt all over the road like i had expected.

 

If I wanted to go over 100 I wouldn't by a box to do it.

Now to answer your question more fully. What was the temperature outside. This will also kill top end the warmer it gets.

 

This is even after slowing down about 4MPH before i took the pic

 

what kind of cluster is that?

 

thats a crazy looking gauge cluster

 

110 this past sunday. Many people can vouch that too, although they probably will deny cruising alongside of me.

The engine sounds like its going to blow past 100, and the wind noise is intense!

 

I've had mine to 105 according to the speedo.

There are many factors that will affect top speed which is why you see so many different speeds posted.

There's air density, temperature, weight of the vehicle, power output of the engine(they all come out of the factory slightly different), and the diameter of the tire just to name a few. Keep in mind the larger the tire the lower the speed will show on your speedometer because you are actually covering more distance for the same revolutions.

I'm not going to the get into the effect of boasting on the performance of a car or the big one that got away when no one else was around to witness it.

 

you changed your rims and tires to a bigger size ? that could contribute to the error on the speedo bc your overall diameter maybe different from the stock so the speedo maybe read slower than it actually it.

 

hey motoman where the heck did ya get that pimp ___ gauge? omg its too cool

 

Hah, I just hit 100on the freeway between offramps. SOme guy in an older accord. Beige, with a white rear lip that was huge and flapping in the wind. It probably cost him quite a bit in drag... Wasn't really like racing or anything and we really weren't going too much faster than the few other cars on the road. All in good fun

 

You can do it with no mods. There is a button on your shifter that says ODO push that and you'll hit redline...........of course doing so at the speed you were at will probably destroy the motor in a second

 

Problem solved....

thanks 2min0to60 for thinking of somthing that is undoubtedly the right answer. I feel like such a retard but I am more relieved that i can't break the 100 barrier cuz I forgot to "push the button" I think I will call that my "SuperBoost Button"
thanks again bud!

 

I took my auto xB up to the 105 region before the _____ started wifing at me, I mean the wife started _____ing .... you know what I mean.

 

Why would I go over 100? I can get speading tickets for going less than 55!!

 

I got mine up to 110 and it was just cruising fine...i have a 5 speed though

 

What is the deal with that guage up there? Does anyone know about it? I heard of some folks with nB's that 'traded' the tack with the speedo, and made up new faces to go with it. I hear it's not that hard to do, just switching wires...

I think that's what up with that gauge.

 

I believe that there was a guy on this site back in march or april that took a picture of his speedometer pegged at 120.